Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DO YOU KNOW?, by GRACE BROWN FRINK


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First Line: About ten or fifteen years ago
Last Line: Then honestly and frankly tell them so.
Subject(s): Humility; Knowledge


About ten or fifteen years ago,
Or thereabouts, more or less or so,
It was surprising how much I knew
About the way other folks should do.

I knew just how Mrs. Z. could make
Fancywork that would take the cake;
Though Mrs. Z's swollen hands
Were held in rheumatism's bands.

I could, also, almost tell
Where my neighbor should have his well;
Why, anyone with half a brain
Would put it between the barn and drain.

When Mr. Skinner's dog was dead,
Hit by a car and lost his head,
I could have told him what to do;
Yes, indeed, sue, man, sue.

Now I surely know much more
Than I ever did before,
Yet when someone wants to know
About this or that, and shall they do it so;

In which bank they'll put their dough;
Whether they'll draw it out or no?
I can't even guess, much less know,
Then honestly and frankly tell them so.





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