Hey Wilson! This is fun! Is it a POW, or a WAI, or .....

Rather messy divorce?

Birth?

[I'm not a buzzard]

Good morning Plasmid!

Tactical bomber?

copper? like a hinge or penny? / And Bungee Jumping

Hey, MrsP. Tossing it in once more with...

Someone going through a midlife crisis

Lost and gone, Only the master cares. Forgotten and dead, No one around to share.His glory days or, well [/b]something a little less G rated

Like infomercials The kind for your hair. Have a reason For making all stare. Getting hair transplants or fake hair to look (and feel! haha) younger.

Not just empty, You whine like we care. Leave for new, Or a reason; to be fair. always complaining about getting older, then leaves for a young trophy wife, making somw sad attempt as to why.

Another great one MrsP. I really don't think it's fair for me to guess, so I'll leave this one up to the others.... Fantastic, though!!

hey no fair!!! i didn't even get to try!!!!

anyway.....it was a smart riddle

yay to music_luvr and of course to you deanna...

Thanx EDM. Sorry this one had no staying power. I'm going to take some time off I think to come up with something that will really get the thinkers going, without compromising my quality. Glad you liked this one, though!!

RUG?

Nice one!

a shadow?

Who dang that was fast!! Great job music luvr!!

A SHADOW

My mind went in a way different directon than Music.

coming to a riddle too late, only to find it already solved.

As always, wonderfully written

Edit: About 103 typos

Thanx to both of you for the compliments. Sorry this one was so easy. MrsP, I love your answer! It fits all but the last line pretty well. Thanx for playing along guys!!

The panther silently

Stalks his prey

Never at night

But always by day

Always he's just

One step behind

As fast as he runs

Your skin, claws won't find

So silently stalking

Black as the night

To elude him you simply

Just turn off the light

Maynard from Tool?

A great guess Wood! He does seem to fit quite well. And I do love him so.So close...

a composer....??? or an author....???

Again, great guesses, EDM.

And thanx all around to all who were patient with me while I got my computer back up and running... Still have to work out all the kinks, but I'm here at least! Thanx again!!

Maynard from Tool?

A great guess Wood! He does seem to fit quite well. And I do love him so.So close...

a composer....??? or an author....???

Again, great guesses, EDM.

Great answers all!!!!!

a poet....??? or a singer....???

You snagged it EDM with your first guess of these 2. Congrats!!

POET/SONGWRITER

it sounds like a singer/songwriter. If I had to pick a particular person based on the riddle, I'd probably go with Trent Reznor.

DudleyDude, I am also giving you credit, because

SONGWRITER was an acceptable answer. Also, I WAS thinking of TRENT REZNOR when I wrote this! (Listening to Pretty Hate Machine)

Take a stab at both.....songwriter...."Jimi Hendrix or Van Morrison"........Poet..."Dylan Thomas or Clark Crouch"

Well I guess I will....

Great guesses Justkiknback!!!I really like your first poet answer! Sorry they are not the right answers!!

a person like shakespere...??? or a judge...???

All I can say is both guesses are wrong. Sorry i can't give you more right now...

Poetry

You are starting it off with a very close guess, but I am looking for a Who am I here.

I'm getting the impression of a therapist/counselor?

Great answer, Vixen!That does fit nicely with most of the riddle. Unfortunately, not it. Though you are on the right track in that we are looking for a who, not a what.

I am a mentor of the tongue

I toy with humanities thoughts and emotions

My soul reaches out and caresses

The thoughts of the sane and broken

I speak the thoughts of our generation

While turning pages of generations past

I touch the hearts of broken lovers

My words of insight, not the last.

My mind mingles with the depressed

For I am one of their fellows

Fan the flames, I'll burn even brighter

Expressing your thoughts with bellows

EDIT: I hope you guys like this one, and not too vague... I may add line tomorrow or the next day if This one seems to go on a bit too long. I have a sneaking suspicion it won't....

Happy riddling all!!!

Solved by the amazing tiger lily! You have foiled me once again!

possibly stealing a best friend.....???

That's a great guess EDM! I can't believe how well that fits. Unfortunately, it's not the answer I'm looking for. Sorry!

a divorced parent

You are correct!! Told you this one was quick and easy.

PARENTS GETTING DIVORCED

I have a guess in mind, but don't think it'd be fair to post. Another great one, of course

Hehe. Thanx MrsP. Glad you liked it. New metaphor coming soon...

I am two things

That are no longer

Part of a pair

Now growing stronger

Apart now for

A myriad of reasons

Though together had

Weathered many seasons

A third entered in

Makes the equation tough

No matter how solved

The end result is rough

nice one deanna.........hope to try another one of yours soon.........like maybe now...

Thanx EDM. I'll try to kick another one out as quick as I can.

I give this one to both tiger lily AND MrsP!!!

BI-POLAR and MANIC DEPRESSION are actually the same diagnosis!

Great job guys!!

And thanx to music luvr and EDM for the great guesses!

The sad little girl

Approaches the park

She gets on the swing set

Just after dark

Up and down and up

She swings so low and high

She tries to control it

It's approaching do or die

Some men start toward her

Trying to help her slow

Yet still, up and down

And back up she'll go

Till finally they get

The little girl past

This swinging episode

Though it won't be the last

Does it have something to do with NICK NAMES?

SECOND... You go SECOND (as opposed to first) A SECOND is a tiny measurement of time, but it makes a huge difference to twins, because it establishes which is older and which came SECOND.One hump is the end because the next would be it's SECOND. And as for the title, there is no E because it is the SECOND letter

Sorry, that's all I got so far...