Living
Riddle 103
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
Upon my last I saw a yacht;
My last is smooth, my first is not.
My first felt Alexander’s blade,
My last has formed a strong blockade;
Both can be broken, cut or made;
And when you see my whole displayed
Upon my last, oh, then beware!
To venture near it do not dare.
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Codex Note
Answer: NOTICE
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Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 103.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/220/.
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Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 103.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/220/.
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