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Below are the all-time best Dave Moore poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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Devilution

Before there was a thing called "Man"

The Maker had a better plan.

He filled he sea with little fish

Of every kind that He might wish.

Then He made the dinosaur

To rule the land from shore to shore.

Next came the monks, orang-otan.

Gorillas, and an ape called "Man".

Man is half God, and beast one half.

He writes his own grim epitaph.

The Maker thinks, "Next time the plants?

Not yet, until I've tried the ants".

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Meditator

THE MEDITATOR

 Oh what joy it seems to me
Drinking an early morning tea.

While watching the sun rise across the Bay
Changing night into day.

My Maltese, lies stretched across my knees
Knows he's not here to play but me to please,

But, my time to meditate just went sour 
Oh God – What is the hour?

Not time to mediate
Just to contemplate.

Mistakes I've made and things I dread
How fast can I get back to bed?

One last thing so you don't get bit.
NOLI TANGERE CANEM MEAN. MORDIt !

It is what I wrote on his tag
So disregard those speedy wags.

Hope I spelled that right.
It means: "DON'T PAT MY DOG, HE BITES !"

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The Octogenarium

The Octogenarian 

I am an octogenarian – did I spell it right?
If not, must be weak eye sight.

Means I'm getting old
Or at least that is what I'm told.

They say I'm long in tooth,
But that is only half the truth.

Have an artificial valve and pacemaker for my heart,
While hips and knees use a metal part

I can still walk without a cane
But  joints creak and sometimes pain.

Trying to remember old friends names
Puts my great mind to shame.

Sports and games I use to play
Are just forgotten am sad to say.

Anyway,  have had a long life
Couldn't have done it without my wife

We've  been wed for sixty years
Fun and laughter and sometimes tears.

“For score and seven years” Lincoln said
Done that, now time for bed.

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The Snow Bird

The Snow Bird
                        NIX AVIS

They call me a Snow Bird
But that metaphor is absurd

Letting you know I hate the Snow.
Year round summer only way to go.

Best living in good weather
Withoutt wearing sweaters.

I move South out of winter's reach
And head to our condo in Clearwater Beach.

Condo living is the place for me 
With water view and close to the sea.

No grass to cut, no dirt to shovel
Not involved in that kind of  trouble.

Car, train, or plane will get you there
But a few things I'd like to share.

Make a list before you arrive:
Early Bird Special closes at five.
 
 Vodka Gimlet and Whiskey Sours
Are cheap drinks during Happy Hours.

Don't forget your Handicap sticker
Will find parking spots much quicker.

Do head North in middle of May
Before love bugs and no-seeums come into play.

Something I almost forgot
Leave Florida before it gets hot.

So isn't life grand
With surf, sun, and warm beach sand?

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Millions of Species Going Extinct

Millions of Species Going Extinct

Species loss is hundred times faster than in the past
Without good habitat half million species will not last,

27,159  species is the threaten tally
Includes half the plants and more if we dally.

680 backbones species are gone
So what did we do wrong?

Half the planet's land
Is now used in agriculture and for man.

We turned forests and grasslands into farms
Built cities that left plants and animals more harm.

Oceans are doing just as bad
A third of fish are gone and  that is sad.

We dumped tons of metals, in land and sea
Polluted with solvents, sludge and debris.

Fossil fuels were too hot for some to stay alive
Changed the climate  for some species to survive

Invasive species pushed out animals and plants
Economic fights reduced government grants.

Last bird specie  was "dusky sparrow" 
Now cousin "grasshopper sparrow" is imperiled.

But, if one bug has to go
Let it be the number one killer - the mosquito.

And remember if the honey bees disappear
They will be taking us with them it is very clear.

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How I Did Sixty Years of Marriage

How I did Sixty Years of Marriage
 
“How long have you been married?” people often ask.
“And what made it last?"

My next door neighbor sent me a tweet:
“It must have been easy 'cause you can't hear each other speak.”

There are a couple of secrets that you should hear
My family and hers were friends for years.

When we first met I liked her a lot
Were told we played in the same sand box.

Family social  photos appeared on same page 
“Society Matrons and children of young age.”

I grew up with  her brother
And we both liked each other.

As kids we collected bottles for two cents
And bought ice cream with money well spent.

We both joined the same college fraternity
And pledged to be brothers from here to eternity.

His career after college brought him great fame
Became a neurosurgeon of the brain.

His young sister, my future wife
Went to Smith for her college life.

Only two hours away, yet never asked for a date
But she fixed me up anyway with her roommates.

Thought I would be drafted after graduation
So I joined the Navy to help save our nation.

On New Years Eve came a quirk of fate
Call from her brother said his sister had no date.

A tradition at midnight -date sits on your lap
Lights turned off and try not to get slapped.

Only a minute went bye
When she let out a large cry.
 
 I said "What are you fearing?"
“Turn on the light,  have lost my earring!”

Well it broke up the party as we searched and we groaned
Found nothing so we all went home.

Six months later, I picked up my Sport Coat 
 “Found this earring in breast pocket” was a note.

I immediately gave her a call
She laughed and said would see me that Fall

Well we started dating and got married next Spring
All because of that beautiful earring.

We now have great joy
That we raised three handsome and intelligent boys.

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The Genealogist

The Genealogist

I have the results of my DNA
And am now in much dismay.

It says  I came from different lands
Places that I had never planned.

I always thought my family tree
Was straight and solid as it could be.

Have a direct line to the Plantagenet Kings
But now I'm beginning to see weird things.

Related to third cousins I never knew
Strange sounding names for quite a few.

Should I contact them and introduce my self?
Or hide the results on my closet shelf?

Wish had never taken the saliva test
Shaky nerves now I must confess.

I am not the same person it really seems.
Because I've lost all my self-esteem.

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The Visionary

The Visionary

Some say we will never fly in cars
Yet, someday we may live on Mars.

I predict when all the icebergs melt
It was because the hot sun we felt.

And then it's not a surprise
your eyes will see the water rise.

Our food supply will begin to wane
Too many people makes it easy to explain.

And because of all that
War will come – it's a matter of fact.

Of course opioids and chemical sprays
May kill us all before that day.

Let's not forget the loss of honey bees
Goodbye  flowers and  fruit trees.

And too much CO2 makes it hard to breathe
Maybe Mars is the place to be.

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1956 Newport To Bermuda Race

1956 Newport to Bermuda Race

In June, 89 sailboats at midday
Left Newport and Narragansett Bay.

We're on the way in a 635 mile race
To Bermuda - a beautiful place.

Light winds on the first day out
Even sighted a large whale spout.

Next morning at day light
No other boats in sight.

As there were none we could find.
Are we ahead or behind?

Sailing straight on the “rum line”
Not a good idea at this time. 

As smart as it may seem
Don't want to buck the Gulf Stream.
 
And avoid all it's meanders
Or won't get to smell Bermuda's sweet oleanders.

Water temperature was taken with care
At 78 degrees got stuck in the stream there.

Now things began to change
Wind started to howl and started to rain.

Wind was now blowing 25 knots
We were healing and bouncing a lot

We secured the main hatch
On our way to the “Onion Patch.”

Time to douse the head sail
And prepare for the gale.

Rain and spray came through every crack
Bunks were wet, where we sat. and down my back,

It was now squall after squall
I couldn't count them all.

Shrouds and canvas were rope yard tight
Sailing through waves in the middle of the night.

Thunder and lighting above our tall metal mast
We had to ask how long could that last?

Wasn't the squalls that worried me most
It's the Lightning bolts that  could turn us to toast.

The following morning the squalls had gone
But the wind was still blowing strong.

Glad to get out of those Hellish storms
Amazing how well the crew preformed.

But two became sick
And had to get them ashore quick.

Now it was not time to wait
We used sun lines to navigate.

The island is small and there is some risk
We would sail right by and totally miss.

At last Saint David's Light came into sight
Our course and steering had been just right.

Lots of boat damage and one boat went down
It hit a reef but nobody drowned.

Three days without sleep
Are not fond memories to keep.

Finistere was the boat that won
Yet records were broken by almost everyone.

The island is beautiful and there we had fun
But was last race for me, I'm truly done.

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Green Tea

Green Tea


Oh what joy it seems to me
Drinking my early morning tea.

The healthiest beverage on the globe
Cures many diseases I've been told.

Lemon juice in hot tea cures and prevents cancer I hear.
Drink for three months, before eating, and it will disappear.

Thousand times better than chemotherapy
Now how much better can that be.

It's the antioxidents that lowers the risk of cancer
Milk or sugar in tea? - No, that's the wrong answer.

Full of catechins, antioxidents. and polyphenols 
Kills free radicals, bacteria and other ills.

Lowers the risk of  Diabetes Type two
Improves insulin, triglycerides, and cell damage to name a few.

Reduces Cardiovascular Disease
By stopping cholesterol from oxidation that it sees.

Caffeine improves your brain and makes you smarter
Because dopamine and alpha waves work harder.

Helps you lose weight and body fat
Certainly can't complain about that.

Decreases the risk of early dying
Which makes it worth trying.

To enhance all of this try this trick I do
Add a pinch of powdered Cinnamon and Ginger too.

Here is something that cures melanoma, cancers, and is brand new.
Mix some dandelion root tea powder to really improve the brew.

Tell this all to your wife
And make green tea part of you life.