Living
Riddle 80
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
Some things we could well do without;
In my total we gather with care.
If my last ever lived, I ’ve no doubt
That he is my first, now, somewhere.
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Codex Note
Answer: DUSTPAN
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 80.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/197/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 80.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/197/.
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