I like it, too, Bill, catching the moment(s). And so that final line.
Also, the way Europeans named what wasn’t quite there…
Doug
> On Sep 27, 2017, at 2:51 AM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> 'Sweetheart' is such a 5 metre croc, Pat, stuffed, in the Darwin museum. We
> saw live 2-4 metre crocs, mostly females apparently who are bothered by
> packs of ducks and slink off in the water. Mostly First Australian guides
> in Kakadu who are knowledgable and good-humoured. One guy advised getting a
> tetanus shot if croc-bit. All the germs in its saliva. 'They don't brush'
> he says.
> Bill
>
> On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 at 6:34 pm, Patrick McManus <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Bill watch out for 5 metre crocs! -those sound amazing ducks fending off
>> crocs
>>
>> last line is a poem in itself for me cheers P
>>
>> If you liked your tour,
>> I'm Amy.
>> If you didn't,
>> I'm Rachel
>>
>>
>> On 27/09/2017 00:38, Bill Wootton wrote:
>>> Pied herons, Idiot Birds,
>>> branch squat, gaze fixed
>>> over our shaded tourist heads
>>> Whistle ducks don't quack, don't like water,
>>> form up in tight batallions,
>>> denying crocs mud bank sunbathing possies.
>>> Rufous night herons, estuarine sentries, pass no judgments.
>>> If you liked your tour, I'm Amy. If you didn't, I'm Rachel.
>>>
>>> bw
>>
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