[Petra Norr]

I wear a cap but have no clothes;
some say I’m nutty in the head.
Perhaps it’s from the fall I had –
that tumble to a leafy bed.

acorn

[Roger Slater]

Ooh, maybe Terese is right. I've figured out Petra's and it does feel good. I suspect it must be an easy one, since I was able to solve it in just a few minutes . . . but not instantly, so I had the fun of wondering, too.

[Petra Norr]

Shucks, it was too easy.
What do you make of this...?


I have a nice rear view of you
and I see your entire hand.
Excuse me if I break your hush --
it's a straight flush!

toilet

[Terese Coe]

Originally Posted by Roger Slater

I think I see what you're saying. But the way I look at it, the word reader is framed by the two letter R's, not the word eade --or at least it's fair to look at it that way.

It's more than fair, and "eade" is also framed by a number of B's...sort of a stuttering effect. Bold--oh the complexities!

Petra, I've got both of yours. Quickly. Here they are in white (haven't looked to see whether you put your answers in white as well).

Acorn & mirror

[Petra Norr]

Terese, you got the second one wrong. It's not a mirror. I've now put the answers below the riddles.

[Roger Slater]

I didn't have a guess for the "flush" one myself, though now I see it makes sense, except perhaps the word "hand," which I don't quite get. Maybe something more like "I can see what you've been dealt"? And for the third line, "Please excuse me if I gush"? Anyway, the acorn riddle is quite solid, and if it's a bit on the easy side, it's just right for children.

[Petra Norr]

It's a toilet's-eye view. Go figure.
I wonder if this one is better:


My darling, I can barely hear
the pounding of your raptured heart:
you've put your fingers in my ears.
But now you press your lips to mine
as though we've never been apart.
You send me to the heights -- divine!

A loving cup

[Terese Coe]

Originally Posted by Petra Norr

Terese, you got the second one wrong. It's not a mirror. I've now put the answers below the riddles.

Oy! Still, a mirror is also a correct answer, isn't it?

On your latest, Petra, how about [see white below]

an ear of corn

except for the final line, which is a stretch with that answer.

[Roger Slater]

With very little confidence, I'm guessing Petra's latest is a

bagpipe

[Petra Norr]

Hilarious! Try again, both of you.

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Your answers weren't bad, but they were so different from each other that I laughed.