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[WitchOfDoubt]

Hmm.

Spoiler for A more considered guess.

Liberty Island, with the Statue of Liberty and its torch.

The setting Sun within her nest <- Liberty Island is WEST of most of New York City!
Smiling beneath the light <- The statue itself doesn't literally smile, but the idea's reasonable.
Lies high upon a field of grass
So greening and so bright. <- Liberty Island has a lawn beneath the Statue of Liberty

Across an emerald sea now shines
Her fire in the night <- The torch is lit.
And burns within a golden bowl <- the light is in a "golden bowl" of sculpted flame, even if the rest of the statue is green
Moored as if a kite. <- it is held upraised, moored by the arm.

Edited by WitchOfDoubt, 14 December 2011 - 09:27 AM.

[Shakeepuddn]

Again, another good (excellent) but incorrect guess.

[Sean Dumler]

Spoiler for shooting for the stars

a sunflower?
although dont know how it ties into the night

[Shakeepuddn]

Sorry, no go.

[jippiidan]

Spoiler for yet another guess

A firefly? But it's not moored...hm....
But I keep thinking it's a lantern...or something.

[Shakeepuddn]

No Jipp. Keep in mind, you first need to have a "general" idea of what this might be, as offered through word clues presented in the puzzle, and only through investigating this option will you nail it. Discerning which ones might apply to the "general" idea is the trick. This is certainly one of the more difficult riddles I've posted but well within the deciphering sphere of you and others on this forum, who so frequently surprise me with your analytic skills.

[Molly Mae]

Spoiler for The Old Lady's

Green apples

[Thalia]

If someone got the general answer, would you say so? If not,

Spoiler for

A firefly lantern? http://photos.igougo...fly_Lantern.jpg

[Shakeepuddn]

No and no

[DudleyDude]

Spoiler for first shot...

Tower of Lloyd?