Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RIDDLE, by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON Poet's Biography First Line: A woman, though my head and tail are both of them the same Last Line: "metamorphosed to a man then, the woman disappears!" Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E. Subject(s): Men; Riddles; Women | ||||||||
"A WOMAN, though my head and tail are both of them the same; And still, both head and tail cut off, I bear a woman's name. You may turn me topsy-turvy, but the change will naught avail A woman, whether taken by the head or by the tail; But when you cut my head off, should my tail escape the shears, Metamorphosed to a man then, the woman disappears!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH GOODBYE TO TOLERANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV PAST AND PRESENT by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON |
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