Living

Riddle 108

by Carolyn Wells 1862–1942

From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)

Living

It was my whole, a thunder-storm had burst;
My last was fierce, and filled us with my first.

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Answer: AUGUST

MLA

Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 108.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/225/.

Chicago

Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 108.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/225/.

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