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Most Vivid
Most vivid of legerdemain,
This union of forces does refrain.
Bows to no one,
Leaves purity broken,
And only a promise remains.
This union of forces does refrain.
Bows to no one,
Leaves purity broken,
And only a promise remains.
Hint
The answer to this riddle, untold,Is like searching for a big pot of gold.
Answer
A rainbowThis riddle was written by my friend Philip H. Donald.
Explanation:
'Most vivid' - It's colourful.
'Legerdemain' (an artful or illusory trick) and 'does refrain' refers to the fact that rainbows appear to end at a particular place; however, that spot can never be reached, a trick of the eye.
'This union of forces' - A rainbow is created by the diffraction of light through water (rain), thus, the combination of these forces.
'Bows to no one' - Of nature; rainbows happen irrespective of humankind.
'Leaves purity broken' - A rainbow is white light (purity) broken into all the other colours.
'And only a promise remains' - A reference to the Biblical account of Noah and his sighting of a rainbow.
Also, if you study the rhythm of this riddle (in limerick form so lines 1,2 and 5 the same and lines 3 and 4 the same) you'll notice that line 2 is long and line 3 is short. This is deliberate to draw attention to the fact that the word 'rainbow' is broken over these two lines, as alluded to by the use of the word 'broken' in line 4.
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