SIX RHYMING RIDDLES

1)

She wore her yellow sun-bonnet,

She wore her greenest gown;

She turned to the south wind,

She curtsied up and down.

She turned to the sunlight

And shook her yellow head,

And whispered to her neighbor:

"Winter now is dead."

From "When We Were Very Young"

By A .A. Milne

2)

Often talked of, never seen,

Ever coming, never been;

Daily looked for, never here,

Always approaching, ever near.

Thousands upon my visit wait,

But, alas, such is their fate,

For though they trust I will appear,

Never, ever will I be here.

3)

Don't cry for me,

The doing's done.

From once-green pastures

Did my mother come.

If left alone, I will offend,

On that you truly can depend.

4)

I welcome you and bid you farewell,

I acknowledge you when you've done something well;

Silver and Scout I will help you to measure,

You hold me in yours when playing at leisure.

5)

I eat and breathe and move so much,

I leave you tender to the touch;

Within me lies help - or harm - for you,

But one rarely predicts what I will do.

I move around, yet have no legs,

And multiply, but lay no eggs.

My colors change as I get intense,

I bear no ill will, in my defense.

6)

My first is in ocean but not in sea,

My second in milk but not in me;

My third in there but not in throw,

My fourth in vow but not in crow;

My fifth in eight but not in night,

My last in wrong and also right.

Mt whole is praise for thoughts or men,

Or women, too, or tongue or pen.

Answers:

1. A dandelion

2. Tomorrow

3. Spilled milk

4. Hands

5. Fire

6. CLEVER