Riddle Poems | Examples of Riddle Poetry

by c. geeplay As long as the shadows of the sun are on our brows ...Read the rest...

whip-poor-will sings at daybreak.... tires burning scent someone keeps setting wood fires and putting car tires on them. I have called the forest rangers and they said there is nothing they can do...Read the rest...

There's a space with no light. So much crammed up there! Wonderful treasures in the front, Trash in behind. Images and memories all muddled together. Loads of ideas and half thought out plans scattered all over the place. Should have had some...Read the rest...

fulfills an hourglass and more can fill a whole beach~ and not made of sand...Read the rest...

Some say I'm soulful, Others the Devils tool, One minute I might find you doleful, The other acting quite the fool. Yet that's patently unfair, One aspect that I can't abide, For I'm as pure as the morning air, A child of...Read the rest...

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I hold all my truths to be a nuisance.  I hold all my shortcomings to be a riddle.  Through smoke and fog of plenty I am blinded to that which I should fear but in pride...Read the rest...

What am I? I’m great fun and sometimes crazy, Loud or soft with moods quite hazy, Full of love, sorrow, unrequited loss, One minute happy another sullen, cross. I see the world in shades of neon gray, Rarely do I...Read the rest...

Are butterfly wing movements in Brazil the nexus That creates our terrible tornados in Texas? Though we may not understand the how and the why, We should remember our words can make children cry. Before broadcasting our gossip far...Read the rest...

Why do they say you can't take money with you when you go? So what do you do if you go out shopping? The grass is 'always greener on the other side? Not if you have a sandy beach...Read the rest...

Born into a band of heavenly bliss he wrote about territorial piss One song so deep it dripped from ceilings liked to eat fish, coz they have no feelings? Married a madwoman her name was (Love)? drug addict too,...Read the rest...

She thinks I'm crazy and she's right That's why she won't date me but she might Find someone better, she hopes She can search forever, she won't She's trying to be choosey & its fine She'll eventually choose me in...Read the rest...

He visits only once a year, but never stops to chat, his generosity well known, he's jolly, round and fat... Guess who???...Read the rest...

Born in London in eighteen eighty nine, a 'rags to riches' story just like mine. His childhood was full of horrid violence. In adulthood he was the king of silence. In silent reels of comedy he found his fame. Moving...Read the rest...

Frankly, he was a man Though not very tall, His voice made him seem Very big to us all ... He could be an actor He could even dance, With a photogenic smile And a dapper stance Gentle and sweet Known for his eyes, Donning...Read the rest...