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Brennan Tanner, staff writer I was once mighty mountains, I held a king’s ransom in wealth, But the wind, the ice, the rain, They broke me down, stole my wealth. Over time, I drifted, my body did decay, One stone to another, and then to earth and for a while I stay. What am I? […]
Continue ReadingBrennan Tanner, Staff Writer None of us are quite the same, though we all are called by a single name, It is the six that we all do share, that causes some to believe us all the same. Iron roof, glass walls, burns and burns, yet it never falls. First […]
Continue ReadingRiddles: Brennan Tanner, staff writer Contorted faces, Eyes alight with golden flame, As dry leaves fall down. Sable haired with eyes green gold, I was hallowed in the tales of old, Familiar, companion, I aid the mage, And was myself worshiped in a long ago age. All together one and the same, I am you […]
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A golden sunburst, Green lances thrust from the ground, Swaying in the breeze. Highlight here for answer: Daffodil A single crocus, In a stretch of fresh green grass, After the snow melts. A spring symphony, A song of celebration, Always from above. Highlight here for answer: Birdsong Pink, white, and cream, […]
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Angels, stars, and holly leaves, Sleighs and bells, Christmas trees, All these symbols of Christmas cheer, Leaving only crumbs as they disappear. Highlight here for answer: sugar cookies A single point with branches four, Cold and clear and brightly white, A guiding light still shining bright, Leading three from shore to shore. […]
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Hard as bone, The winter solid, Coldest winters heart and soul. Highlight here for answer: ice The start of an act, the third in a play, So try center stage and that is all I will say. Highlight here for answer: A Name a thing, A creature lies still, […]
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A round silver coin, Someone tossed up high. Round and full, shining. On indigo velvet rests In a chill tempest, bitter. Highlight here for the answer: A Full Moon Carven visage, a Fiery elemental, Held in its confines. Lighting the night on the day, That the dead come among us. Highlight […]
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In times long since lost, The gods played these with mortals, Moved us as suited. Now they still are being played, The gods themselves, just mortals. Highlight here for the answer: Games I am the crimson shade of blooming lycoris, The fading glimmer of a coals light, And as golden as […]
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Worn on our sleeves, or hidden away, A secret place where our hopes and dreams lay. Highlight to view the answer: Heart A promise, a token, a circle unbroken, A symbol of love that need not be spoken. Highlight to view the answer: Ring Entrancing Arctic filigree, Made on a scale too small […]
Continue ReadingCities we level, mountains we crumble, we cause the earth to crack and crumble; across the earth we rush and roar and underneath we rumble. Highlight to view the answer: Earthquakes Of fates and furies, sisters Graeae, Of sailing ships that led the way, Of pyramids cross desert sands, The total worth, of […]
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