plasmid Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Amidst the forest's my abode Not far from the branch where once I was born Where charming beauty I've bestowed On natural scenes I'm known to adorn To earth six roots branch from my greaves Encased in their bark to shield from bruise Ascending toward my countless leaves Perchance they unfurl a palate of hues Alas these roots I've come to scorn I know that without their aid I'll not stand From Mother Earth I still have torn Them up to forsake these ties to my land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted June 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 whoops, that's supposed to be palette, not palate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rsn Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 A Chandelier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted June 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 A Chandelier You're clearly thinking along the right lines in arriving at that answer. I would accept the chandelier as an offspring of the torch or candelabra to satisfy the first stanza. But for the second, having six roots with countless leaves gets problematic. I can imagine a chandelier with six main arms and numerous smaller candle holders or lights from each of them, but even with a google image search I'm having trouble finding an example of such a construction -- if it is done, then it seems to be so uncommon that I wouldn't want to use it in a riddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rsn Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 A Coat Rack/ Stand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 a bird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 That was a nice poem you wrote. I had to think about it deeply before I understood it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 tipi ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Tree of life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted June 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Figures; once I finally get some time to write a riddle again, I end up without internet access for a week. a bird? shakingdavid takes this one with the little six-toed, nearly wooden-leged, "leafy" critter who would be suicidal to *not* eventually unroot itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Amidst the forest's my abode
Not far from the branch where once I was born
Where charming beauty I've bestowed
On natural scenes I'm known to adorn
To earth six roots branch from my greaves
Encased in their bark to shield from bruise
Ascending toward my countless leaves
Perchance they unfurl a palate of hues
Alas these roots I've come to scorn
I know that without their aid I'll not stand
From Mother Earth I still have torn
Them up to forsake these ties to my land
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