Living
Riddle 54
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
My first, with the meek brown eyes,
In whose orbs a shadow lies,
Standing with reluctant feet
Where the brook and river meet,
If where wild-flowers blossom rank,
You my last upon the bank,
Down the hillside you may roll
And play havoc with my whole.
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Codex Note
Answer: COWSLIP
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MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 54.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/171/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 54.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/171/.
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