Living
Riddle 66
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
When hunting my last in the forest I heard
In my first, as I passed, the song of a bird;
If you seek in my whole you ’ll discover the word.
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Codex Note
Answer: EARNEST
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 66.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/183/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 66.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/183/.
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