Questions tagged [poetry]
Puzzles that are presented in the form of any of the various types of poetry.
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A rhyming riddle: “Line them up in order…”
Line them up in order,
And into teams as well.
Each of them’s a character,
Under someone’s spell.
Some have foreign accents
And put on different things:
A cute hat, something grave,
Tails and dots and ...
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The Tale of Two Teams
A proverb and a myth, I will tell you a tale of two teams.
I saw them last night in my dreams.
The one team was sleeker, but started much weaker,
The other was strong from the start.
Yes, the other ...
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Who/What am I? A riddle poem of satire
I'm gigantic and pedantic,
I come in many parts.
Some see me as rigorous,
but I'm unspokenly ridiculous.
I like to guess and play,
when it's my turn to say.
I'm power-law distributed,
not all ...
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I can't die. Who am I?
I meet many people.
I treat them equal.
I can harvest grain the middle age way.
I always go on, I never stay.
I can't die.
Some believe I can fly.
Most people don't like me.
And thus try to ...
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My sister has gone Puzzled again
I once got a letter from my younger sister. It reads :-
Hello brother,
How are you? I am fine. I have seen you have given me a lot of gifts, thank you for that. Here's a present from my side. Since I ...
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O Cryptic! My Cryptic!
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #48: Unusual tag mix
Please find below a poetic cryptic crossword. A very tiny cryptic crossword, because each cryptic clue is a poem. I must beg your ...
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The First Gate: Why So Tense?
Greetings fellow puzzlers and puzzled alike! I’ve concocted a little puzzle for you all... Well little may be an understatement, but I'll come back to that.
Before starting, you should know that the ...
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The Mantra Riddle
A sentence that can never fail
A broken foot without its tail
Almost there... reverse one sound
By turns mundane and quite profound.
The mantra is your compass then
Your watch to know exactly when
It ...
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As Slaughter Crept unto the Sheep
Turn in my lord! Turn in my lord!
But water I cannot afford.
Some milk is best at your request.
Now hide you and get you some rest.
But as he sleep, to him she creep,
As slaughter crept unto the ...
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The Abysmal King
What was the king's name (missing from the riddle),
but more interestingly, what was the king trying to hide?
Slay me now, and take a solemn vow,
Men can't say I might have died this way,
Thrust ...
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The Poem of Love and Grace [closed]
Here is a simple poetry riddle I just thought up. Enjoy!
A king, so great, lives fifteen years more,
A giant, so mighty, his power so easily tore.
A shepherd, in the wild, a stick to a snake,
A death,...
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They Couldn't Sit Down 'Till They Got It Out of Town
What are the missing words, but most importantly, what is "it"?
They couldn't sit down 'till they got it out of town
To send it back was nice,
But who'd have bet the odds,
They'd send it ...
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A Gentle Riley Riddle
...although I hope the difficulty is not too severe (but you just never fully know on this site!).
My prefix serves a trotter, that of which is not a horse.
My suffix might find water, at the tunnel'...
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What is poetry, What is time, What is rhythm, What is rhyme?
The sun that hides underneath his belt, a new horizon, that none shall melt.
What is a bird that never flies, or a heart that never dies?
Can a man be saved by grace alone, or runs a river that cries.
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Many teal, or winter water [closed]
What is the name of many teal or winter water, mating birds, or early travelers?
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Feast Your Eyes on a Riley Riddle
Currently working on my fourth anagram puzzle, so in the meantime, I have made a Riley Riddle. Sorry if this riddle seems rather lazy or if the title appears subjective (depending on whether you like ...
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Don't close me, I'm dangerous
I haven't written a riddle in a while, and my New Year's resolution is "make more puzzles," so here is a quick little riddle for you!
Dragon or demon, locked in its pen,
But without even ...
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A Cryptic Morality Tale
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #46: "Tales From the Cryptic"
So this puzzle uses the term cryptic in multiple senses. On the one hand, it is cryptic in the sense that there are ...
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strange but true historical haiku
Kingdom without king
while surrounded by itself
was declaring war,
not demanding land.
Led by a fleet admiral,
without a navy.
But it had demands,
from many other countries:
from its own ...
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Can you name my sister?
I was always useless at memorising poetry and stuff. I tried putting the poems into my own words as a reminder. The problem is that I only remember my versions now and have forgotten the originals!
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Kaboom-y numbers!
Here is a new type of puzzle poem I made. Enjoy!
Note: The title is named like that for a reason.
I have a number in mind, it is super cool,
But there's something you need to know, or you will find ...
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A Place of War and Battle
Multicolored land,
I hold a girl in my hand.
She dances away.
"YES! I TOOK HER!! HA!!!"
The opponent brags to me.
But, he lost the war.
He, the monarch, gone.
Trapped by my clever soldiers
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The Sound After
Oh, my beautiful lady first
There goes away the thirst
If today were not this blue
There would be a direct clue
Oh, please look at this mirror
Then you'll see me no error
If people called us twins
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A Hand-picked Piece
Another riddle from ~ Words That Get Stuck In MacGyver88's Head ~(:P)
The following is but a novice trial.
No points expected nor a prize to win.
For thoughts to paper helps to cease the rile.
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A riddle that is dear to me
I am but a basic, simple thing,
But joy to the hearts of many I do bring.
I am made up of four, without them I'm not,
If you name them first, then me you will spot.
To my first, you may not give a ...
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Who am I? - Some riddle as a poem
Earth-born out of bloody love,
unsure, though, if this is true.
Above spans the old and rules
the sky in first generation.
Lots of children coming after,
some from mother, no from other.
Four sons ...
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What am I, and what's the missing word?
What am I, and therefore what is the missing word?:
I was one amongst thousands
but I was the lucky one;
I came through those doors and saw you.
Eyes glazed with contentment
from courses consumed,
yet ...
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I have more than one face, but I have no eyes. I roll out of hand during multiple tries
Riddle me this:
I have more than one face, but I have no eyes.
I roll out of hand during multiple tries.
I very much often do not roll alone;
I have a partner, who like myself, enjoys being thrown.
...
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Games Are Devillish
Wonder if anybody can get this... (This is my first puzzle with this format; apologies if I made it too easy or hard.)
My prefix will scare you,
My infix will restrict you,
And my suffix will ...
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Ode to a Nightingale: a puzzling study in literary criticism
The field of literary criticism is an interesting and fruitful one, in which puzzlers might carve out a niche. This was recently brought home by a conversation I had with a sagacious old gentleman in ...
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What does Caesar salad do if you leave it in the sun? (----)
What greeting to use with a bee when approaching its lair? (-)
What thing do relief sculptor DJs drop, pumping it too? (---)
What insect do little old ladies purl all through their hair? (----)
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Today I give you a mathematical pleasure, which you might want to take up and measure (What am I?)
Today I give you a mathematical pleasure,
which you might want to take up and measure.
With a pole, or a hole, oh well,
you might want to read up on Borel.
My spirit can always be found in myself,
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Only one who sees without seeing can solve this riddle
The wise Dao teacher Jape-Dze has left numerous poems and texts, but this one untitled work he did not complete, leaving just a scribble as the last line.
Many have tried to decipher the scribbles, ...
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A consequence of Ubiety
Here's a poem/riddle I wrote called "A consequence of ubiety"
I'll post the second half which is the answer in poem form a few days from now.
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Await your command, what am I?
I'm not an idea, but I stand in those shoes
Can't count the times that I've been used
Sometimes I'm seen, sometimes I'm not
But when I die, I won’t be forgot
You hold of high ...
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(2) There once was an item
...it has a very short life
But goes calmly and smoothly, little-to-no strife.
And even as it passes it becomes something new,
Changing shape constantly 'til there's nothing to view.
Depending where ...
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Stop, and stop now
Oh hang thee, I do, from the rafters above;
Though I'll often do my utmost to support thee from below.
Sometimes I'm wont to leave thee waiting in ears;
But as a rule, I'm a beast, telling thee ...
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I relate two or more entities
My prefix will lay you to rest
And is also a legitimate prefix
My infix may be pretence
And is a prefix of my suffix
My suffix can be performed
It may relate to moving
I relate two or ...
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My suffix is infantile paralysis
My prefix is a parking lot for ________,
My suffix is infantile paralysis with a _______.
If you remove the letter ____ from my whole,
You get the anagram of the property of water.
What ...
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My worth's never none
Melodically speaking, my worth's never none;
Proportionally speaking, I'm a downer if under one;
I'm wont to overlap;
Or get up in a snap;
But when I am used, I hope it's not for a ton.
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I greet the unfortunate, but my occurrence is seldom welcome
My first half is usually sturdy
The second is mostly relative
If the first is not well maintained
I shall greet it with the second
Hint #1
Hint #2
Hint #3
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The cook was fired!
What word am I looking for?
The cook is fired!
Decay! The baker's dozen!
I need a new job.
Hint #1:
Hint #2:
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My subordinates keep my sanity in check
I’m neither a star nor a planet
But my subordinates surround me
They keep my sanity in check
If more were to join, I become pessimistic
If some were to leave I‘m overly optimistic
Who am I? ...
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A person of station
I stand tall yet remain grounded.
I serve as a distraction, it can lead to confusion or aggravation.
I am abused; cut, stabbed, and pounded.
With jubilation, I am destined for ...
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What lesson did he learn?
Kevin is a vegan. But not the good kind of vegan. The kind that insists everyone in his neighborhood needs to stop cooking meat at dinner time so he can run outside. Kevin pushed everyone around him ...
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I'm in lips or in hair
Sometimes I like to be part of the game;
Sometimes I'm part of an exercise name.
I'm in lips or in hair;
I'm afield so beware;
I'm in many a place but direct is never my aim.
What am I?
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I am either the cause or effect of devastation
I am either the cause or effect of devastation
Drop a letter, I may serve, judge or contain.
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To unlock the stage
Sometimes I'm needed when you go out to dine;
Sometimes I mean to hurt or malign;
But in today's age;
To unlock the stage;
I grant you the power to steer through the vine.
What am I?
Edit: I ...
