Riddle Poems | Examples of Riddle Poetry

TRIVIA It’s a question for a quiz A meeting of three roads Romans had a name for it Always in Latin, naturally Today, a common source But also Greek of course Tri, a prefix meaning three Road is Via, simple to fit The answer uses no codes Trivia, actually, it is! ...

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Will you then twist my vision into a perfect blur? A landscape warped, a world I half perceive, Like gazing through a rain-streaked silk-screen, Cut the edges sharp to watch my colors bleed I ask this not in fear, but in a curious way, A yearning for a change in how I see, To break...

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2025.4.13@08:03:00 Since I knew you, I have noticed You seemed to enjoy playing games. To match your mentality, here is mine. If and only if you were looking for me, We are in the same country, state and city, But since you kept on disappear, I can not see you, neither can you. Right this moment, I am at One of my favorite...

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I have a confession to make. I don't know the first thing about poetry. I don't know about the rules The rhymes The euphony That add to its glory, Its beauty. I don't understand each category That determines where each Beautiful body of voice belongs, Bracketing each expression of speech Into a home. I wonder where this one fits in. Will it be accepted by its kin? Or a...

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You hold the key. I want to see. It's what I seek. So, hear my plea, and set me free. Speak....

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A glass within a glass; in that glass, I seek. A life within a life; in that life, I find an unknown movie. Passing distant echoes, chasing unforgettable letters and pauses, finding comfort in the words, searching for meaning in a glass within. There is a transparent figure; I confront myself with an unsatisfied appetite. There is a wholesome attitude; I return to myself, and then...

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I’m gonna be honest. I can’t explain psyche anymore. Let’s lay down the law.   My last flicker of delusion. The sky will open up for me. And water the metaphor And let me cook. With fruit.   My light only flickers. Light and sound Truth and potential Dual Wave Paradigm   Another flicker of delusion. Bananas are yellow and we peel them Sea lions hunt tuna like a woman walking...

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Like moonlight on water, truth shimmers and bends, Each question I grasp at immediately ends In riddles more complex than those that came first— Some thirsts remain burning, though water is cursed. "If I drank, I'd die—if I didn't, I'd still die..." These dilemmas remain as the years shuffle by. I reach for you in crowded rooms, find only air, The stars...

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I’m as a dare—If just you’ll come along, and give my noble providence a shot, seeing what boundless bounty might be got, you’ll sing me a river, cry me a song. So if you trust that I can do no wrong, and yield yourself to untying this knot, finding this vacant vessel full of thought, you’ll sing me a river, cry me...

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how long is now ~ right now ~ honest truth ~ don't know ~ what if all I had was now ~ I had no past to regret ~ if all I have is now ~ I would abstain from regret ~ what am I doing now ~ thinking about it now ~ what are you doing now ~...

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Earth that turns on itself being turned inside and out has focus and shows itself in luxury and amenities like in big cities! Big cities are showcases they turn and show themselves night and day: London displays its fog, Paris its light, Madrid Moorish beauty Rio naked architecture... Shanghai mysterious aura New York melting pot Moscow intriguing way Our world turns being only...

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I'm hoping to be teacher's pet By reciting my alphabet My teacher said to me, "Jimmy you missed out P" I'm crying and very upset! My teacher, her name is Miss Clegg Said Jimmy, "Tell me, I won't beg" Where is the missing P I said, "Miss, can't you see It's running down my trouser leg!" ...

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Soft paws, quiet tread, A gaze that holds ancient lore, Purrs, a gentle hum. Then, a leap, a playful chase, Orphic grace in feline form. ©bfa030725 ...

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Augury – 2-20-25 Edward Ibeh – Sponsor; Title Chosen - Augury; Pick a Title No. 49 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Augury Embers of prophecy rise In the haunting omens of owls Divining tea leaves Heralds speak future through opaque signs And signals of frantic dogs Before earth heaves in shock of slip strikes Or the coming of rainbows Born from sun and blackness. Gossamer angels bend over...

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