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
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics"
> To:
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> 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
>
>
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