Guest Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 My Journeys been long a War in itself for me to be here to sit on your shelf I date back as far as 900 a.d. Intense heat and hot water OH the Battles I've seen And though I MAY DROOP from down off a tree my fruit you don't want I'm not what you'd eat From Popes to Emperors and even great Kings they've all tried to stop the pleasure I bring Then I arrived in America to stay A close friend REJECTED! it was a high price to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 last stanza has to do with The Boston Tea Party but that is not the answer :glances at PG's answer: tobacco? No tobacco is not the answer either. Maybe to help explain answer to PG's guess see spoiler. Might be to much of a hint, if you didn't understand PG's guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DudleyDude Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 is it England? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 is it England? No I'm sooooo sorry, I really thought this would be a one or two guesser like the 1st riddle I posted. When it's guessed I'll explain and it will all fall in place. Even the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DudleyDude Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 coffee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 YES,YES,YES it is coffee. riddle solved. Goatherders 1st discovered coffee after seeing their goats eat the berries and Dance. Coffee started in africa, long journey to here, intence heat= beans are roasted, Hot water= no brainer I MAY DROOP= I'm a drupe, 4th stanza see history of coffee. A close friend rejected=Tea, A high price to pay= Tax on the tea. Good Job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 (edited) Riddle solved by DudleyDude. Edited September 17, 2009 by hambone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Riddle solved by DudleyDude. solved by DudleyDude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 solved by DudleyDude Still trying to nail down how to post a riddle as SOLVED, this is a riddle in itself . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dyalDragon Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 YES,YES,YES it is coffee. riddle solved. Goatherders 1st discovered coffee after seeing their goats eat the berries and Dance. Coffee started in africa, long journey to here, intence heat= beans are roasted, Hot water= no brainer I MAY DROOP= I'm a drupe, 4th stanza see history of coffee. A close friend rejected=Tea, A high price to pay= Tax on the tea. Good Job. Noooooooo!!! I almost said coffee instead of tobacco... But I thought it might not work with the whole eating part... And I didn't want to go down that road again... Alas, stupid self-doubt... Kudos on the solve DD, and nice riddle hambone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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My Journeys been long
a War in itself
for me to be here
to sit on your shelf
I date back as far
as 900 a.d.
Intense heat and hot water
OH the Battles I've seen
And though I MAY DROOP
from down off a tree
my fruit you don't want
I'm not what you'd eat
From Popes to Emperors
and even great Kings
they've all tried to stop
the pleasure I bring
Then I arrived
in America to stay
A close friend REJECTED!
it was a high price to pay.
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