One for sorrow, two for joy

I also saw twenty-three, yes 23, magpies in a field this afternoon. I only know the rhyme up to nine but I'm hoping it goes like this:

Five for silver
Six for gold,
Seven's a secret never to be told,
Eight's a wish
And nine's a kiss ...
Twenty-three's a best-selling novelist.

See, if even almost rhymes - if you slur your words a bit.

Off to make pancakes now for Younger Son and Zac's. Will reply to comments later.