PALINDROME BEHEADMENT

The Enigma

December, 2020

R/EDS 

 

The first three letters of a seven-letter word form a palindrome. Fill in the first set of blanks with the last four letters of the word - thus beheading the palindrome. Restore the palindrome to enter the full word in the second set of blanks. (The three-letter palindrome is not a word.)

 

As I sat _ _ _ _ , without a care, I

   watched the sun come forth.

The rosy-fingered dawn _ _ _ _ _ _ _ shone

   mostly eat and north.

 

HINT:

The palindrome is VIV.

 

Answer:

 

As I sat IDLY, without a care, I

   watched the sun come forth.

The rosy-fingered dawn VIVIDLY shown,

   mostly east and north.