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BROWNINGS CHILDE

01-09-2009, 09:05 PM

I have a friend,
Tough as nails,
Who'd never cried or bled.
But then a woman he did meet,
And tears of joy he shed.

Another fellow,
Dense as stone.
He worked the field by day.
But then a woman blessed his soul,
And knowledge came his way.

Another friend,
A coward though,
A king in his own right.
Found a woman, and did she,
Bestow upon him might.

I myself,
Was lost for days.
Along the road I'd roam.
But then a woman I did meet,
And she showed me the way home.

Who am I?

Jon

01-09-2009, 11:55 PM

Another fellow,
Dense as stone.
He worked the field by day.
But then a woman blessed his soul,
And knowledge came his way. -- King Solomon's Mines or King Solomon?

BROWNINGS CHILDE

01-10-2009, 12:12 AM

Nope, nice guess though.

Jean

01-10-2009, 08:45 AM

I can't help feeling it's all Wizard of Oz, but that would be too simple...

alinda

01-10-2009, 09:20 AM

Ahhhh, that took a moment to sink in Jean but I get the reference your making, could be I suppose. I have nothing at all.

BROWNINGS CHILDE

01-10-2009, 05:19 PM

Very good Jean, It took me longer to write it than it did for you to figure it out.

BROWNINGS CHILDE

01-10-2009, 05:30 PM

I knew once anyone started thinking of the riddle in terms of wizard of oz, that it would soon be figured out. I thought I made it vague enough to last a little longer though. Oh well, I guess its not a bad stand alone poem if I take away the last line.

The Cosmic Geek

01-10-2009, 05:41 PM

That was really cool!

Jon

01-10-2009, 10:19 PM

Yes I was going to mention that I love the meter of the riddle. It looks just too classy for a goof like me.

Thanks for adding some class, and yes, a good poem at that!

BROWNINGS CHILDE

01-10-2009, 10:34 PM

Thanks Jon

Jon

01-10-2009, 10:39 PM

Your AV could be Gabe's AV's brother!

BROWNINGS CHILDE

01-10-2009, 10:43 PM

True, mine is from Slipknot.

Jean

01-10-2009, 11:47 PM

I knew once anyone started thinking of the riddle in terms of wizard of oz, that it would soon be figured out. I thought I made it vague enough to last a little longer though. Oh well, I guess its not a bad stand alone poem if I take away the last line.
You should post it in Bird&Bear. It's elegant, beautiful and, in a word, cool! http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif

Jon

01-12-2009, 08:45 AM

I knew once anyone started thinking of the riddle in terms of wizard of oz, that it would soon be figured out. I thought I made it vague enough to last a little longer though. Oh well, I guess its not a bad stand alone poem if I take away the last line.
You should post it in Bird&Bear. It's elegant, beautiful and, in a word, cool! http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif

Good idea my Bear friend!