Living
Riddle 21
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
A wise old proverb advises all
To catch my last if my first should fall.
A poet, who with genius glowed,
Wrote to my whole a famous ode.
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Codex Note
Answer: SKYLARK
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 21.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/138/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 21.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/138/.
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