Monday 5 January 2015

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem


Rob Ayling writes: 

"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Tom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied with in seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not? why not indeed!!" (The wondrous poetpic is by Jack McCabe, who I hope forgives me for scribbling all over it with Photoshop)

SO THEY PRIED THE GOLD
from the mouths of dead
and they stole the gold and silver ornaments
Pewter(which gave them lead poisoning
and lead coffin caskets -by weight/value!
They are still stealing copper wires
Turing up at RECYCLE CENTERS
with derelict refrigerators ,broken computers
because someone said gold was in there
Sand of silica not valued on a beach
You rely upon metals and minerals exotic
Satellites use refined palladium
formulations just beyond our Periodic Tabling
Value means use,function,form and style
Apart from women's jewelry

which is a far different model...

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