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 appearences 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)
SHE TERRIFIES THE TALIBAN
@15,shot in the head/for speaking her truth
"All i want is an education.And i am afraid of no one!"
she has my nomination for every Peace Prize
from Nobel to otherwise.Her main gift is life!
By blogging for the BBC@11 years of age
she encouraged young girls to speak,read,learn
and those with guns but no love found her terrifying
Intelligent altruism is our New World-we emerge
when we embrace learning in every moment
Universal education is a defining mark of every culture
May we learn from the example of Malala Yousafzai
and encourage universal literacy-
especially amongst those denied access/
which too often means young girls.
One by one,we will all learn
Example our best teacher.
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