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Thanks, Jill. Magpies won’t be led up or down. Round Hepburn, they are unbeckonable but just as curious as your lot. Bill On Wed, 21 Mar 2018 at 12:04 pm, Jill Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Bill, > > I enjoyed this. In fact, I didn't know that about cows, but now I do, > so I can keep the game going :-) > > Cheers, > Jill > > ________________________ > Jill Jones > www.jilljones.com.au > > Latest book: Brink, Five Islands Press > http://fiveislandspress.com/catalogue/brink-jill-jones > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" > To: > Cc: > Sent:Tue, 20 Mar 2018 21:58:52 +0000 > Subject:Did you know > > If anyone opens by asking this, > > they assume you don’t, > > know, that is > > Did, not do, mind > > implies that some titbit > > has been known > > to those in the know > > (or them at least) > > and some time down the track > > you are now to apprised > > of this knowledge > > DO you know > > could be a polite question stem - > > the way to San Jose, > > how to juggle, > > where I put my sunglasses down > > but DID implies > > you are well behind the eight ball, > > late to the discovery, > > and not fashionably so > > Or perhaps you hadn’t figured out > > something blindingly obvious > > or just plain esoteric > > Did you know that cows > > can be led upstairs > > but not down? > > I did not but I read it > > on the internet > > when I googled Did you know > > so it must be true > > mustn’t it > > Even when told, > > even if surprised > > for how long will you know? > > This knowledge > > you may pass on > > to some other sucker > > or the choice snippet > > might melt away by morning > > bw > >