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The Wind and the Wave
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Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
Often I must strive with wind and wave, and battle them both when under the sea.
I feel out the bottom, a foreign land; in lying still I am strong in the strife.
If I fail in that they are stronger than I, and wrenching me loose, soon puts me to sea.
They wish to capture what I must keep, but I can master them both if my grip holds out; if the rocks bring succor and lend me support and strength in the struggle.
What am I?
I feel out the bottom, a foreign land; in lying still I am strong in the strife.
If I fail in that they are stronger than I, and wrenching me loose, soon puts me to sea.
They wish to capture what I must keep, but I can master them both if my grip holds out; if the rocks bring succor and lend me support and strength in the struggle.
What am I?
Answer
A ship's anchor.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Nice Teaser! Well written
I thought it was going to be a clam making pearl. What do you call those crustaceans? Yeah I probably sound like a moron.
I liked that one very much! Thanks.
Nice !!!
I got it.
I got it.
WOE IS ME
BENEATH THE SEA
IF I SHALL FAIL
MY SHIP WILL SAIL
SO I HOLD TIGHT
WITH ALL MY MIGHT
AND SOME MAY SAY
I SAVED THE DAY
BENEATH THE SEA
IF I SHALL FAIL
MY SHIP WILL SAIL
SO I HOLD TIGHT
WITH ALL MY MIGHT
AND SOME MAY SAY
I SAVED THE DAY
Thank you for your kind comments. They are appreciated. And thank you very much Schatzy...You're a poet; and you don't know it...!
no... i think he does know it. i'm just guessing, though...
Really liked this teaser. Gonna send it to the sailors in the family.
@dan1234
I could have swore it was a clam too.
I could have swore it was a clam too.
I really thought it was an oyster, but a review revealed it doesn't quite fit all the clues?
Nice one Jazz, thanks!
Nice one Jazz, thanks!
Really good! I didn't get it, but I think if I kept thinking maybe I could've.
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