Living

Riddle 27

by Carolyn Wells 1862–1942

From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)

Living

My first ’s a sum of money that I have never seen
Though I have earned it often and spent it too, I ween.

When money is my second ’t is often hard to get;
My second is a pretty sight, although it ’s rather wet.

My whole ’s a sad misfortune caused by a summer rain;
It makes much trouble in my first, and goes against the grain.

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Answer: MILDEW

MLA

Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 27.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/144/.

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Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 27.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/144/.

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