Living
Riddle 72
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
My first is my last, and my first is my whole;
My whole is my last and my first;
My whole is a ball I attempted to roll,
But I think of all balls ’t was the worst.
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Codex Note
Answer: CODFISH
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MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 72.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/189/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 72.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/189/.
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