Living
Riddle 102
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
An ancient family of Chaldee
Went from my first to Canaan’s land.
My second I can never see,
But I can hold it in my hand.
My whole is found on the ocean’s bed,
Though often on pillows he rests his head.
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Codex Note
Answer: URCHIN
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Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 102.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/219/.
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Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 102.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/219/.
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