Living
Riddle 12
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
When out from the clouds the sun had burst,
My first of the people went to my first.
My second and third may be covered with sod,
And one in each town is given to God.
My whole is a dire and terrible deed
Of which in History we may read.
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Codex Note
Answer: MASSACRE
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 12.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/129/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 12.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/129/.
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