Braingle: 'A Lonely Fall' Riddle

A Lonely Fall

Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.

Puzzle ID:	#24506
Fun:	(2.77)
Difficulty:	(1.19)
Category:	Riddle
Submitted By:	pinkpixie0055

Alone I fall to the earth and raise as many in rebirth.
Grind and sift and pound me down,
I raise again a golden brown
So you may live through my defeat

What am I ?

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froggygg Jul 13, 2005	Very good riddle.
hockychic Jul 13, 2005	that was simple
gottalovetacsc Jul 13, 2005	Good riddle!! I thought it was an acorn or tree...
summachick Jul 13, 2005	I, also, thought it was an acorn or some type of tree.
renae Jul 14, 2005	Doh! I thought it was bread!
Trickster1992 Jul 14, 2005	whoa... Some advice: Think laterally. (whatever THAT means.). Bread doesn't rise and then drop itself to create itself once again. Good teaser... Almost had me stumped but I think the first line gave it away.
94_8 Jul 14, 2005	That was a good, but simple to figure out
lil_Brat Jul 19, 2005	i got it but mostly i think because it rhymed with defeat. as soon as i read it i said wheat so ?? who knows
lil_Brat Jul 19, 2005	i got it but mostly i think because it rhymed with defeat. as soon as i read it i said wheat so ?? who knows
loveshellylove Aug 01, 2005	That was really good! Loved it!!!!!!!!
paul726 Apr 04, 2006	John 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
timon_dmlybots Aug 12, 2007	wheat...bow!
katamaster Feb 19, 2009	I must be dumb because I don't get it.
emu77alu02 Feb 19, 2009	very good. very easy.
bradon182001 Feb 19, 2009	Nice riddle. Took some thought before I came up with it. Thanks for posting.
tommysmo Feb 19, 2009	i liked this one!
auntiesis Feb 19, 2009	At first I thought acorn, but then I was stumped. I never got wheat, the closest I got was bread.
dogg6pound9 Feb 19, 2009	we make our own bread once in awhile, so this one wasn't too hard for me to figure out... excellently composed and a lot of fun to solve!
doehead Feb 19, 2009	WE EAT it
Nerine Feb 19, 2009	Nice riddle, but easy. I got it straight away . (I think the hint makes it too easy...)
tahoegiles Feb 19, 2009	very nice. the only part i don't get is the first line. "alone I fall . . . and raise as many". I guess I'm thinking that one grain of wheat alone can't make any bread at all. It takes many. So why "alone"?
tamjp Feb 19, 2009	tahoe perhaps because you plant a single grain of wheat "alone"and from it you get a stalk with "many" grains Nice riddle ! Only had to read it twice to get it! well done.
sistersarah Feb 19, 2009	great one!!!! i'm not usually good at riddles, but i got this one no problem!!!!!! yay!
precious1026 Feb 19, 2009	Pound me correctly, I got it right on the second try. I don't understand the defeat of what? Not being able to withstand the shedding or grazing or being grounded into another substance.?
precious1026 Feb 19, 2009	Good teaser, I first thought of pollen. Yeah, good work.
piratechicken92 Feb 21, 2009	all i could think of was potatos and pumpkins