Braingle: 'What Am I?' Riddle

What Am I?

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

Puzzle ID:	#26827
Fun:	(2.97)
Difficulty:	(1.25)
Category:	Riddle
Submitted By:	amy32

In your future and in your past
I come and go so senseless and fast
My purpose is unknown to all
Remembrance seems to drift then fall
I travel by night and fade by day
Because that is my common way

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IMCUL4E Nov 09, 2005	YES!!! MINE!! MWUHAHAHAHAAA!! you r all too slow to get the first comment! mine! MINE! --ahem good teaser, by the way.
peppamintp Nov 09, 2005	Good one. Enjoyed figuring it out
zonarita Nov 09, 2005	Kudos Amy - great teaser - well written! I think I dreamed the answer.
sweetmama Nov 09, 2005	I like it!!
redraptor50 Nov 09, 2005	Me thinks IMCUL4E hast had too much caffine today LOL .....Great teaser, I only got it because I make dream catchers and that is the only thing I could think of was dream or dreams.....Great one please keep these coming and very well written
bookworm91 Nov 09, 2005	good one! i had to read it a couple of times before i got it. write some more!
amy32 Nov 09, 2005	thanks for all of the good feedback!
eabreu92 Nov 09, 2005	i had no clue about what it was until I paid attention the line about traveling at night and stuff...then i got it yay...
brainster Nov 10, 2005	Nice one! Well written!
dukman Nov 10, 2005	i like that very much, for it did make sense. keep them rolling. have fun with them and good luck
schatzy228 Nov 10, 2005	KINDA EASY , BUT VERY NICELY WRITTEN GOOD JOB
hockeygirl Nov 10, 2005	imcul4e, u r wierd go, talk to a tree, great one by the way!!
amy32 Nov 10, 2005	Thanks everyone it's nice to know you like it
AznGirl0712 Nov 10, 2005	I like it. easy but very fun
teaserboy Nov 11, 2005	i didnt get it, but i like it; it was good
Brainiac13 Nov 11, 2005	Good teaser. However, as there are 24 "What Am I?" teasers, you should try to come up with an original title. Good teaser though.
IMCUL4E Nov 13, 2005	actually, i didn't have too much caffeine. just 6 pixi stix. my apologies. so yeah...ok well i'm a people-pleaser so --kills self X.X lol bai!
TheEarthling Nov 15, 2005	Very easy, but fun. Keep the riddles coming!
Singer563 Nov 21, 2005	Good Teaser. . did u know by the way that at least 20-21% of people get killed or kill them selves because of the internet. just thought i should bring it up.
IMCUL4E Nov 23, 2005	oh, don't worry. i can't die, anyway. i'm a vampire.^.^ [no, really. my grandpa's from transylvannia. lol]
Lady_Lani Nov 28, 2005	imcul4e u don't have to go anywhere. I just did that same evil laugh to my sister just before reading the comments. I laughed till my belly hurt when I saw your first comment. haha thanks for making me laugh, and amy great teaser. I really enjoyed it.
buttons03 Nov 28, 2005	I liked your teaser!
Angelli Dec 10, 2005	I actually got this one, great teaser
Brainy_1 Dec 10, 2005	Very good! I got it by the second sentence! I liked it and it'll go into my favs! Keep them coming!
azbee123 Dec 10, 2005	cute! loved it!
zonahobo Dec 10, 2005	Good job and well written little rhyme ..I liked it a lot!
(user deleted) Dec 10, 2005	First I thought "the moon" but it's not senseless. So then the answer suggested itself. Good teaser!
mogur Dec 10, 2005	"To die, to sleep-- To sleep--perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub, For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause." So, IMCUL4E, how's that immortal coil working out for you? Nice teaser, Amy, loved it.
bluehawk Dec 10, 2005	I LIKED THIS ONE AMY. GOT THE CORRECT ANSWER TOO. . KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
thimblenoggin Dec 10, 2005	Is the purpose of dreams really unknown to all? Modifying memories, making plans, replaying the events of the day, wishfull thinking, re-living precious moments- all part of the mind at work while the body rests. Pleasant dreams.
ceeyaaa Dec 10, 2005	I got it..unbelievable..since riddles are not my forte...by the way, IMCUL43 you are funny. Started the day with a laugh
brokenbrain Dec 10, 2005	had me stumped especially after an all nighter.
geniesue Dec 10, 2005	got it, enjoyed your rhyme, good one to wake up to
shawneeo Dec 10, 2005	Nice poem and riddle, thanks! I don't think you should have the hint, makes it too easy, my opinion, obviously. Some of u peeps are so xtreme! Imcul was very very funny about going first. Oh, um, whoever that was, you said 20-24% of people die... 20% of what people? Of the world population? Or of peeps who use the internet? That's one fifth to one fourth, ya know... That's like, kinda hard to swallow. I'd like to know more about that. Thanks for the teaser amy!
Krayd Dec 10, 2005	Yeah that was a nice teaser, I especially love teasers that I can get. lol However dreams are not senseless at all, and there purpose is known to many people. Serpio, little harsh dont ya think??
jabdr Dec 10, 2005	Good one Amy. I got it without the clue which makes it a nice way to start my day.
rubberducky36 Dec 10, 2005	easy but nicely done.
rp377851 Dec 10, 2005	IMHO "Time" could also be the answer ...
lorelle_b Dec 10, 2005	haha well i'm really bad at riddles...anyways good job, of course i didn't get it right...but i'm slowly getting better! hehe i was thinking the moon, but that only fit about half the clues
cola_vixen Dec 10, 2005	I loved this one! And the weird part is I actually got it. I thought it might be dreams and then I saw the hint and I knew it was. This is my first teaser to ever get right away and I've been doing them for alomst a year.. I loved it though! Make more like this one please! -Britt-
suganue Dec 10, 2005	I liked it. It was a little easy, but cleverly written. The part about it "coming at night and fading by day" gave it away. Good Job
cartwheel_queen Dec 10, 2005	I didn't get it o well great one
christine77 Dec 10, 2005	I liked this teaser alot! And I got it right, w/o the hint!! Thanks Amy, this is a good one.
Llama-Llover Dec 10, 2005	I'm afraid that I got this one very quickly, and with ease. It was so simple, my llama could have gotten that one. And I don't even have a llama. You tried, but not hard enough.
Sunrose Dec 10, 2005	Very good teaser. Well written. Keep up the good work.
stephiesd Dec 10, 2005	I agree. dreams are very much not senseless. they helped me determine that the thing i hated to death doing less than a year ago will be my future career, i hope. anyway, thanks. i'm no good at riddles though.
crazyhobo Dec 10, 2005	couldn't it also be acne? i mean, when it fades by day, that could mean that it's covered up with make-up. and they come and go, and who knows why we have it?
hockeygirl Dec 10, 2005	omg I GOT IT thats so cool i really enjoyed that one!! : that was totally fun oh yeh oh yeh whos good im good!!!
hidentreasure Dec 10, 2005	Kinda easy.
matthewmurch Dec 10, 2005	My first guess was sleep, then I checked out the hint and saw it made a plural reference which led me to the correct answer. Good job.
lthomason Dec 10, 2005	quite easy since I got it and riddles arn't my strong point but still cute
Sara2009 Dec 10, 2005	Igot it. I got it. I got it......after i read the hint. Ihardle ever get them right!!!! Well, anyways good teaser,Amy!!!
guitargirl Dec 10, 2005	Great teaser....I enjoyed it...1) because i got it right ...2)I love when i remember dreams....I think they can seem senseless at times but can also be a healing tool as well....after my father died I had wonderful vivid dreams of him that seemed to help through a tough time......thx for the wonderful teaser...keep them coming
katzmeow Dec 10, 2005	Very well written, and I was able to get it without the hint. I thought it was great! Keep up the good work!
leroy_h Dec 11, 2005	I FINALLY GOT ONE.
DeeAnn Dec 11, 2005	Great teaser, I got it right away but really well written.
stacy Dec 11, 2005	If this teaser was rated by numbers i would give it a 9.
BrenBeadSP Dec 11, 2005	Yeah, so happy I got the answer right away. You made my day, thanks.
boriqua Dec 12, 2005	I got it.
precious1026 Dec 12, 2005	So What, I got it Right. So What, I am Happy because liike You, I Got it Right. Keep Righting the Teasers. I got it Write.....
amy32 Dec 13, 2005	Thanks for the good comments. i know it was pretty easy, but you need a few easy riddles mixed in with the harder ones...to ummm...give variety...yeah thats it. O and i guess you guys are right, dreams aren't always senseless...but usually mine are so i just wrote it in the riddle.
Amali Dec 14, 2005	It was cool I came close I said memories because I guess Im always forgetting things It was a good one it kinda sounded like a poem
IMCUL4E Dec 19, 2005	Thank you, guys! ^___^ warm fuzzies ["guys"--Lady Lani, ceeyaa, shawneeo] and mogur, i LOVE that quote! that's one of my favorite shakespearian quotes. [others- "these words are razors to my wounded heart" and [i think] "look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it" i had to do a project and had trouble deciding between the 3] an call me mikki, please. i'm so embarassed by my username....
sgtammo Dec 23, 2005	Nice teaser.
doka13 Dec 26, 2005	Yes!! first riddle I got!! Great one, I really liked it!
(user deleted) Dec 29, 2005	Niice
mistressgia Jan 11, 2006	got it (after having read the hint ) good teaser, thanks
SPUTNIK2 Jan 16, 2006	got it! Fun teaser, thanks
lmurray Dec 14, 2006	WAY TOO EASY. NOW THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN AN EASY ONE, HOW ABOUT SOMETHING TO CHALLENGE US. (PLEASE)
puttumup Dec 14, 2006	yawn
coachpisco Dec 14, 2006	Way too easy, but fun.
bradon182001 Dec 14, 2006	Easy but nice.
anodyne Dec 14, 2006	I actually came up with the right answer, but after I said 'dreams' I felt like it wasnt quite fitting the riddle. Maybe its just me.
Pizzazz2u Dec 14, 2006	OMG! Least we forget, You have to get something to please the only authority on Braingle... Get something on to please LM This one is easy, but keep up at your own pace! There are other teasers to fill any of our needs on Braingle. BTW, the teaser was terrific!
fieroroja Dec 14, 2006	To Imurray, don't always be so negative when I have not seen any teasers from you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
locutus13ds Dec 14, 2006	I once dreamt that i had the worlds biggest headache, and someone gave me a hundred pound aspirin! When I woke up, my pillow was gone! Good one.
Synlapse Dec 14, 2006	I'm usually more of a day dreamer. And the dreams I have at night are more entertaining than real life at times. It's fun to be able to free-fall like a cartoon character and never hit the ground.
phyllisa Dec 14, 2006	A lot of fun, I got it right away
zaya Dec 14, 2006	Lame I'd like a teaser to challenge me for a minute or two, not the second it took to get this.
Blondie116 Dec 14, 2006	loved it! great teaser
scallio Dec 14, 2006	Well I immediately thought DREAMS and then put many more minutes of thought into this teaser because I feel there are plenty of purposes to dreams. Maybe the experts don't agree. Not my favorite teaser, but thanks for some morning brain work.
dex356 Dec 14, 2006	pretty easy but awesome
POPS Dec 14, 2006	I guess my brain is a little slow today tough night last night.!!!!!!! Good one.
Moon_Girl_ Dec 14, 2006	hmmmmm dreams didn't think of that one. i thought it was darkness..... It works too right?
elu93 Dec 14, 2006	I loved the teaser! I thought it was well written (unlike other riddles I've encountered...). Great job!
becky18567 Dec 14, 2006	i got it right for the first time!!!! lol. how stupid is that?!?!
wandering_goat Dec 14, 2006	Good riddle. Fun to read and solve. I myself have always been fasinated by dreams as well.
wordmama Dec 14, 2006	As riddles are not my strong suit, I can't agree with those who complained it was too easy. I was amazed to find I had company in my first guess 'moon'! I needed the hint to lead me to a plural and got 'dreams' soon after. Thanks for a riddle that was for me at least try-able; so many I can't even begin to guess.
vlerma Dec 16, 2006	What a dreamy teaser. Just right for a slow Satruday morning. More please
Qrystal Dec 18, 2006	Awww.. i had no idea. Well, not no idea... I thought 'time' first, then 'light', then I read the hint and got quite perplexed... I guess I'm just not in the riddle mood today, and I should've given it a bit more time. But I was all caught up in time fading, and how purposeless time is but how it comes and goes so senseless and fast... that I decided it would be a good time to get back to work. So, I looked at the answer.... Ah well. Dreams are cool though, as is this teaser.
jimbooth019 Dec 14, 2009	good teaser. I needed the clue to get it.
doehead Dec 14, 2009	Nice and easy on a Monday morn.
emu77alu02 Dec 14, 2009	Easy. Good poetry.
auntiesis Dec 14, 2009	Easy one, but well written. Thanks !
here2 Dec 14, 2009	I like it. thanks
patiencewithaP Dec 14, 2009	Easy, fun and well-written!
pbwc17 Dec 14, 2009	Loved it! makes me feel smart when i get them right
EMB92 Dec 14, 2009	Great teaser! And I actually got it. I have a hard time with teasers, lol.
Fearless88 Dec 14, 2009	I got it after reading the hint... I thought it was shadows.....
KarateGirl098 Dec 14, 2009	Easy, but fun. Nice riddle!
blubberboy Dec 15, 2009	nice! I love that! I thought it would be harder but when I saw the answer I felt REALLY stupid! GREAT JOB!
Babe Dec 14, 2012	That one was way too easy. Had it before I finished reading it. Sorry! No challenge there.
cutebug Dec 14, 2012	Way 2 ez.
thecatladycac Dec 14, 2012	Yes, it was easy to come up with the answer - but the riddle was very well presented and enjoyable to read and think about! Thank you for sharing with us.