Living

Riddle 3

by Carolyn Wells 1862–1942

From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)

Living

My first is now before us, my second is here too;
My whole is now here also,--and yet that ’s not quite true.
My first is,--no, what is it? That is for you to say;
And where ’s my second, tell me, yes, tell me that, I pray,
And I will tell you truly, that though you look around,
You cannot see my whole because it ’s nowhere to be found.

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Answer: NOWHERE

MLA

Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 3.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/120/.

Chicago

Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 3.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/120/.

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