Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RIDDLE, by ANONYMOUS First Line: There was a man who had no eyes Last Line: "he took no apples off, yet he had no apples on it" Subject(s): Riddles | ||||||||
THERE was a man who had no eyes, He went abroad to view the skies; He saw a tree with apples on it, He took no apples off, yet left no apples on it. [The man, who was one-eyed, took one of the two apples, which is all there were on the tree.] | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOT SIX DIFFERENCES by MARVIN BELL TWO RIDDLES FROM ALDHELM by RICHARD WILBUR RIDDLE ON THE LETTER H (1) by CATHERINE MARIA FANSHAWE RIDDLE ON THE LETTER H (2) by CATHERINE MARIA FANSHAWE TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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