First or Last?
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
My first's last starts with S, and ends with Y,
And oddly, my last's first does too.
At the end of its last, it is sure to die,
For my last first's to rise anew.
The five between the first and last,
Are not around when I awaken.
If you think there is anything between last and first,
Alas, you are sadly mistaken.
My first's last, last is at my last's first last!
And last of the five between,
By the time you are through the last first,
The first last will have been!
So, now, tell the answer to this rhyme;
Come on, come on, it is about time!
If you think hard, it won't be long -
'Til I won't have to speak in song.
Answer
The weekend.
The first last is Saturday - it means it is the first day of the weekend but the last day of the week. Sunday is the last day of the weekend, and the first day of the week. At the end of its last, refers to the end of the week - which is followed by the last's first - a.k.a Sunday.
The five between the first and last refer to the five days between the first day of the week and the last day of the week - and they are not around when the weekend awakens. By the time Sunday is finished, Saturday will have been.
Once you understand what first last is and what last first is, this riddle gets a lot easier.
The next stanza is a little more confusing.
My first's last (Saturday) last (day) is at my last's first last (Sun*day*) - and all of the five days between. Of course - there is nothing between Saturday and Sunday.
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cuteandditzy   
Dec 18, 2006
| I got lost in it before I could even finish reading it. Nice play of words.  |
birdchik   
Dec 18, 2006
| wow...me too..i just gave up
nice one |
Winner4600 
Dec 20, 2006
| That's awesome - I love it!  |
rkaaland   
Dec 25, 2006
| Grungy that was Awesome! More please!  |
tennisfreak4eva   
Dec 28, 2006
| nice one!!!! confusing though...... thoroughly confusing...... i didnt even understand half of it!  |
3kidsplaying  
Jan 01, 2007
| if you could make them make more sense that would be great. i got confused in teh first paragraph!!! GREAT!!!! play on words tho keep 'em comin' |
adiddie48   
Jan 17, 2007
| that was soooooo long my brian hurts but otherwise nice |
Kellington    
Feb 07, 2007
| I think I broke my tounge  |
grungy49   
Apr 08, 2007
| Haha, exactly what I intended. Sorry all those people whose brains I broke. I don't think I have it in me to write another one of these  |
4demo 
Jan 05, 2008
| Clever but confusing!  |
fhmerican
Oct 09, 2010
| but I think we've been all taught that Sunday is the first day of the week. that makes things really confusing. |
iggy39   
Jan 31, 2013
| got me totally confused. didn't get it at all.  |
iggy39   
Jan 31, 2013
| got me totally confused. didn't get it at all.  |
iggy39   
Jan 31, 2013
| hmmm how did i post twice  |
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