Riddle-Ku of the Day
I’m the mountain’s crumbhard and old, jagged or smooth
Broken? Beautiful!
–Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved
HINT 1:
HINT 2:
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Photos by Laura Purdie Salas
TITLE (AND ANSWER):
ROCK
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22 Responses
This one grabbed me.
The color
and the phrase: jagged or smooth broken.
Jeanne Poland
Thanks, Jeanne. I love rocks, so it was hard to restrict myself to so few words:>)
This one grabbed me.
The color
and the phrase: jagged or smooth broken.
Jeanne Poland
Thanks, Jeanne. I love rocks, so it was hard to restrict myself to so few words:>)
Love the ‘mountain’s crumb, Laura. Exactly right.
Thanks, Linda!
Love the ‘mountain’s crumb, Laura. Exactly right.
Thanks, Linda!
I get this one when I saw the clues I thought pie crust or pastry I rely love the words you used it is a wonderful poem 🙂
I get this one when I saw the clues I thought pie crust or pastry I rely love the words you used it is a wonderful poem 🙂
Did not get this one
Did not get this one
Love this one, Laura. “Mountain’s crumb” and the first clue made me think of pie crust, as Jessica B. says. 🙂
Funny!
Love this one, Laura. “Mountain’s crumb” and the first clue made me think of pie crust, as Jessica B. says. 🙂
Funny!
I’m a loose step
a firm step
heavy and strong
a foundation
I’m the pillars
of the world
on witch you
build dreams
poem by Jessica Bigi
Love the firm step…
I’m a loose step
a firm step
heavy and strong
a foundation
I’m the pillars
of the world
on witch you
build dreams
poem by Jessica Bigi
Love the firm step…
6 syllables in the last word so it’s riddle-ku-esque.
Fragments of jutted
Mass hold civilizations
Autobiography.
© Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.
6 syllables in the last word so it’s riddle-ku-esque.
Fragments of jutted
Mass hold civilizations
Autobiography.
© Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.