Living
Riddle 16
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
Henry the Eighth grew tired of life
With Catherine, his lawful wife.
But for divorce he ’d no decree;
Enraged, the King cried, “One, two, three!”
But soon my first gave up her soul,
Her body was no more my whole.
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Codex Note
Answer: ANIMATE
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 16.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/133/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 16.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/133/.
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