Braingle: 'Not Blue, but Green Is the Sky' Riddle

Not Blue, but Green Is the Sky

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

Puzzle ID:	#42904
Fun:	(3.06)
Difficulty:	(0.97)
Category:	Riddle
Submitted By:	metallicman
Corrected By:	j279

My rings tell such a story
Of years past with gracious glory
Where I live is where I stay
From that spot I cannot stray
From my home man taketh me
So they can erect another home, you see
Many others bore into my sides
These things that crawl and things that glide
I weep with beauty or stand with grace
Every year I shed myself to nourish my place

What am I?

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Comments

getoffursausage Aug 25, 2008	Very fun and clever! The part of about the rings gave it away for me, but if that wasn't there, it would have been pretty hard. I like the title too
bookwrmKP Aug 25, 2008	I got it! Yay! Very cleverly written! Kudos for you!
cuteandditzy Aug 25, 2008	I got with a lucky guess. Very well written!
PotionsMaster Aug 29, 2008	Niiiice, not too hard, not too easy. Great job! Loved the way you wrote it.
kp52 Sep 03, 2008	Good teaser. Took me some thought but i got it. (for some reason I thought a caterpillar at first. LOL)
parktell Sep 06, 2008	nicely written...a bit easy, but sometimes I like it that way....
emily103 Sep 13, 2008	Very well written! Great job!
Wa11E Sep 17, 2008	From the title I thought it was going to be raleigh scattering - then the rainbow. Halfway I picked up the tree hints. I llve a well written riddle. It does not matter if it is easy or hard
ICUB42 Sep 17, 2008	Another easy one. Nice job!
stephiesd Sep 26, 2008	I have to admit, I got it by the first line. But it was VERY well written and rather informative for a riddle. I loved it!
bradon182001 Sep 26, 2008	Very nice teaser. After a minute of thought, I got it, but enjoyed reading the riddle--well thought out. Thanks for posting.
FredS Sep 26, 2008	At first I thought it was the olympic torch but then I got to the part about boring into the sides and I guessed it. Very well written!
doehead Sep 26, 2008	About as easy as they come.
emu77alu02 Sep 26, 2008	Yes, this one was quite easy. As soon as I read the first line about rings and remembered the title, I knew it was a tree. That was a nice poem.
abrain Sep 26, 2008	Nice poem. Easy,
malogalee Sep 26, 2008	I am so thrilled I got it! I am bad at riddles...if I had to solve one to save my life, like in the movies, I'd probably die!!!
phyllisa Sep 26, 2008	Easy, but well-written!!
wordmama Sep 26, 2008	I usually can't get riddles, but this one I got from the first two lines. But it was interesting to see how nicely the whole rest of it supported the answer. Thanks for submitting!
auntiesis Sep 26, 2008	Very cleverly written. A little too easy for me, but a joy to read. Thanks.
Brainy_1 Sep 26, 2008	Nice teaser and well written. I knew right away it was a tree, but I just couldn't stop reading the teaser!!!! Great job!!
avonma Sep 26, 2008	Easy - and nice. Thanks.
jules832 Sep 26, 2008	Very clever and well-written teaser! Loved it!!!
Stupidenator Sep 26, 2008	Nicely written, but waaaaay too easy. I got it after reading the first line.
newpony Sep 26, 2008	Really? A Tree? Gee, how would anyone ever guess that? Wow!
Kayla_Darkheart Sep 26, 2008	Way easy, but really fun and well thought out. Great!
Babe Sep 26, 2011	Very, very easy, but again...I like easy. Makes me feel smart.
kittygirl19 Sep 26, 2011	trees
gaylewolf Sep 26, 2011	Beauatifully written - very clever riddle! Thanks for a good one!
Bajanator Sep 26, 2011	Gorgeous writing style, although the first hint I guessed correctly! A little easy, but so lovely that I had to read all of it.
doehead Sep 26, 2011	AWOR. EZ A to G & S
gaylewolf Sep 26, 2011	I meant "beautifully" - should have checked spellings! Now I've forgotten what AWOR means - away with out regret? In a silly mood Hi to friends!
wordmama Sep 26, 2011	First line gave it away, but enjoyed reading it. What's AWOR, pleeeze, doehead??
thecatladycac Sep 26, 2011	I figured it out in first two lines - but continued reading, and enjoyed the poem very much! p.s. I Googled AWOR and found Another Week of Reruns among other things. I would guess that this is the meaning intended here.
doehead Sep 26, 2011	Another week of reruns. WRONG
teri12265 Sep 26, 2011	Pretty ode. At first I was thinking Saturn, then it became crystal clear.
auntiesis Sep 27, 2011	Easy but well written. Hi to G & K.
Mandy7 Oct 18, 2011	thats so... nature like. oh, dont worry. its a good thing