Living

Riddle 94

by Carolyn Wells 1862–1942

From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)

Living

My whole drops from trees.
My last is a season,
When as every one sees
My whole drops from trees.
My first is a breeze,
And that is the reason
My whole drops from trees.
My last is a season.

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Answer: WINDFALL

MLA

Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 94.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/211/.

Chicago

Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 94.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/211/.

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