So Close and Yet So Far
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
I saw the happy pair pass by,
Newly wed midst joy and acclamation,
One simple English word thought I,
Exactly summed the situation.
But years have passed and love is slain,
And now they go divergent ways,
For they have been divorced.
Again, one word quite fits the case.
The second word is like the first,
Two central letters just reversed.
Answer
UNITED-UNTIED.
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llamalady47
Nov 28, 2007
| Tricky tricky! |
emu77alu02 
Dec 27, 2007
| Really enjoyed the poem! Despite multiple attempts, I didn't solve it, but thought the answer was pretty clever. Good one  |
anion
Dec 27, 2007
| Awesome riddle!!! I did not get it but thought the answer was cool. Way to come up with such a good teaser and answer.
Keep up the great work and keep the riddles coming. I love to try them. I look forward to your next teaser. |
lyndalee830 
Dec 27, 2007
| great teaser!!! And yeaaa I got it...keep them coming  |
doehead 
Dec 27, 2007
| Excellent.Solved it on my second cup of java.  |
bradon182001
Dec 27, 2007
| That was the last thing I would have thought of to solve this riddle. Can;'t imagine how anyone would even come up with the given answers. This teaser reqlly had me going. Good job.  |
hradilv
Dec 27, 2007
| Very nice. Thanks. |
tommysmo
Dec 27, 2007
| A good teaser and very well written. Good job! |
agal1977
Dec 27, 2007
| I came up with UNITE & UNTIE . . . close enough! |
harrypotter4444
Dec 27, 2007
| nice |
974999gec
Dec 27, 2007
| great job thanks! I didn't get it, but it really got me thinking... |
2ndhandrose
Dec 27, 2007
| Good One Really had me thinking (rare) 
I just couldn't get the answer. 
Enjoyed trying tho, nice poem?
Keep up good work! |
2ndhandrose
Dec 27, 2007
| I meant nice poem. Don't know how the question mark ended up
there. Sorry. R. |
phyllisa
Dec 27, 2007
| Good riddle, easy for me. |
oddrey
Dec 27, 2007
| I enjoyed this one, though i couldnt come up with an answer for the life of me. |
kay_ray
Dec 27, 2007
| im not really into the riddles as much as quizzes, but this one is a very good exception. it was very cute and i liked it lots |
nerdyiscool
Dec 27, 2007
| I liked it.  Extra points for a great-sounding teaser! |
SweetPotato
Dec 27, 2007
| Creative, circumspect, and clever! I tried several solutions but none would fit the reversed letter requirement. Thanks for this one. |
auntiesis
Dec 27, 2007
| I did not find this one too hard, just enough to make me excercise the little gray cells. Thanks  |
dolphinsecho1
Dec 27, 2007
| My guess was Bliss & Bills. Too common
nowadays. |
jabdr
Dec 27, 2007
| Great one Way too clever for me, but I really loved the answer  |
dogg6pound9
Dec 27, 2007
| i thought about this one all day and could not even come up with a possibility... and then i see the answer and it is so befitting and so easy to overlook... very clever and creative... and a lyrical masterpiece... keep 'em coming ares... i'm looking forward to the next |
mondayschild59
Dec 29, 2007
| You lost me. I couldn't figure it out to save my soul. Great teaser. I'm sure I'm not the only one that missed it. Thanks for the post.
Monday~ |
adrianlvr1123
Jan 31, 2008
| OK, I'm the only one who has to say this but your riddle stink!!! I mena your other ones are great but this one, well.... you pretty much lost it!!! Ok yeah!1 DELETE THIS RIDDLE RIGHT AWAY!!! |
adrianlvr1123
Feb 02, 2008
| WHAT I MEANT WAS THAT YOUR RIDDLES STINK!!!! I MEAN THAT MOST OF YOUR OTHER ONES ARE GREAT BUT THIS ONE, WELL..... GET SOME HELP!!!!! |
parayik
Apr 28, 2008
| Really clever!! I got the first word but not the second. |
wordmama
Dec 27, 2010
| I rarely get riddles, but for me this was language; I'm very aware of that pair of anagrams/antonyms, so I got the answer immediately--and the poem was great, too!! Thank you! |
patiencewithaP
Dec 27, 2010
| Funny...I always notice these antonyms when typing but couldn't come up with it for the teaser! Great job! |
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