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:::a-moral standing:::

spiders have eight legs insects six — most mammals four humans mainly two some think they walk on water and like slugs — leave slime trails too By David Kavanagh

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Duke Beaufort

Date: 7/17/2025 4:35:00 PM

David LOL!!! This is a very funny poem. The way you progress sets the stage for an interesting conclusion, which some of us believe. The world is a complex place with a diversity of things happening, but we're certainly not the center of the universe. By the way, my body is 55-60% water according to the AI internet god. Does that mean I actually walk on water too? I hope you are well and sending you smiles for our brief tenure on this crazy planet.

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/18/2025 2:27:00 AM

Well Duke if the internet god says so, it must be true, we did create him after all lol! We are mostly made of watery substances, just some with god complexes don’t recognise the (slimy trail) they leave behind, cheers David

Sara Baker

Date: 7/17/2025 4:33:00 PM

wow, I just love this poem.....you nailed it! The last line is priceless. Have to fave!

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/18/2025 2:20:00 AM

Thanks so much Sara and for the Fave, that last line says so much, I was delighted when it popped into my head, its only people that believe they walk on water, figuratively speaking anyway, cheers David

Tom Woody

Date: 7/17/2025 2:44:00 PM

Jesus walked on water and I remember you saying what a "cool guy" he was. Have you changed your mind? Ahh metaphor. Yes, we're all sinners, equal in the eyes of our Creator. All dependent on the shed blood of the Son. I know I am. Daily :)

Tom Woody
Date: 7/17/2025 6:26:00 PM

True

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/17/2025 3:33:00 PM

Claiming to know who has all the answers, is the same as knowing all the answers, because it makes you believe that other religions and non believers answers are irrelevant!

Tom Woody
Date: 7/17/2025 3:17:00 PM

No one has ALL the answers. Well, except the Father and the Son

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/17/2025 3:10:00 PM

This one is certainly not about Jesus (who was a cool guy) I’m not sure he walked on water though, but that’s for another day, it’s one thing being a sinner, but being a sinner and claiming to have all the answers is a different beast altogether, Joel Osteen is a good preacher, but I definitely wouldn’t give him any money, cheers David

Tom Woody
Date: 7/17/2025 2:54:00 PM

Btw, was watching a video featuring some of the antics of the televangelists. Creeeeepy. Why people give these folks their money is a head scratcher

Lin Lane

Date: 7/17/2025 12:55:00 PM

I should just say 'ditto' to Jan's comment, but I've a titch more to say. Some who walk on two legs drag two others along the ground, and as Mark Koplin would say, "Feed them peanuts and then tell them..." what I cannot repeat." Stay away from those slimy trails, David.;-)

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/17/2025 1:33:00 PM

I don’t take any of them for real Lin, it’s a shame though, because there really are good people out there that trust those self righteous types, without realising it’s a slimy trail they are following, cheers David

Jan Allison

Date: 7/17/2025 12:37:00 PM

ha ha ha you sure creased me up with those final 3 lines David! hugs Jan xx

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/17/2025 1:26:00 PM

Heya Jan, it would be funnier if it wasn’t true, it’s very difficult to take some people serious, especially ones that repeatedly tell us how holy they are, cheers David