A Riddle a Day, Day 3

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Animals are great riddle subjects, but what are some of the everyday objects around the house that would make good subjects?

Here is one of my riddles about something I use every day.

A faithful servant, tall and thin,

to students and pharaohs and laboring men.

Great stories, love letters, and truth get their start

as words on paper from my black heart.

What am I?

What is something you use every day? Your phone? A water glass or coffee cup? A hand towel? What can’t these be the subjects of riddles?

Do you need to research these everyday objects? It doesn’t hurt. You never know what you might learn about something you thought you knew all about. Once again, even though my riddle rhymes, yours doesn’t have to.

Published by sharonedgemartin

Sharon Edge Martin is a reading specialist, poet, and writer whose work has appeared in such magazines as Family Circle, Oklahoma Today, Outside, True West and in Michael Bugeja’s The Art and Craft of Poetry. She writes a weekly essay for Oklahoma Observer and is a frequent reader in Oklahoma’s spoken poetry scene. Her first picture book is Froggy Bottom Blues (2017). Her first full length book of poetry is Not a Prodigal (2018). When she isn't teaching poetry workshops or presenting at schools, you'll find her on the farm with her artist husband, a dog, two cats, and a couple dozen chickens.

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