Living
Riddle 83
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
You can turn my first, and it gives a nod;
You can turn my last if you will;
But the more you try to turn my whole,
The more it stands stock-still.
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Codex Note
Answer: DONKEY
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 83.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/200/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 83.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/200/.
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