WitchOfDoubt Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) Trying to mimic the sound of a traditional Victorian riddle: I abide with the dear and departed above, At the start of a breath, and the closing of love. I've the power to separate heart, soul, and mind -- Beware! As you meet me, Death follows behind! Edited December 12, 2011 by WitchOfDoubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) A doctor or mortician Or maybe a surgeon?! Edited December 12, 2011 by badudi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 is it a kind of bird? .... u know how each bird signifies smth . so yh that's what i'm going for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dark_magician_92 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 memories of some kind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Molly Mae Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 It is a feminine contraceptive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WitchOfDoubt Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 None of the above; keep trying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 My guess A priest. Death follows because of the last rites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WitchOfDoubt Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) Nope! The title is actually relevant to the answer. Edited December 12, 2011 by WitchOfDoubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) hmmmm going for the title...grim reaper? Edited December 12, 2011 by guppy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WitchOfDoubt Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Nope. Don't be misled by the surface reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) I abide with the dear and departed above. -afterworld... or sky?... i'm going with sky At the start of a breath, and the closing of love. - um being born? life?.... then second part.... sadness? death? I've the power to separate heart, soul, and mind --......interesting power there O_o.... yh all i can think of is religious stuff... Beware! As you meet me, Death follows behind! reveals answer but god knows what that is... am i anywhere near anything? Edited December 12, 2011 by guppy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WitchOfDoubt Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Nope. Try focusing away from spiritual, metaphysical, and religious matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 i want to say the answer is Time or Age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 fate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 a widow? or maybe a little more playful - widow-maker? (as in lovemaker (closing of love) and meet your maker) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 A pair of lips may kiss goodbye And greet each draw of breath Grant speech - a window to the mind Or bring a kiss of death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 a hospital? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WitchOfDoubt Posted December 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) (I've given clues to the people who have posted since my last visit. Please ONLY peek at the clue you've earned. If you want a clue, make another guess!) With each of these answers, your error increases. Behold! In an instant, I'll sever in pieces The rest of your age, the whole of your time, And the sweep of your fate (be it rude or sublime.) Behind ev'ry widow, there's surely a Death, But what widow rides with the start of a breath? No widow can separate heart, soul, and mind. (But seek me right now, and you'll certainly find.) Though this is my favorite answer thus far, The logic is ever-so-slightly bizarre. Speech separates heart, soul, and mind? That's absurd; If you hear me at all, it's because I'm unheard! A hospital's there at the start of your breath; A hospital surely is haunted by Death. And yet, such a place can be nothing like me, For I can cut heart, soul, and mind into three. Edited December 14, 2011 by WitchOfDoubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Sheesh this riddle has stumped me for the longest time. My guess after I posted that was life but I still have trouble with the separation of heart, soul, and mind. hmmm still have some thinking to do maybe? rose? abide with the dear and departed above = rain at the start of breath = oxygen the closing of love = rose/flower represents love power to separate heart, soul, and mind = it doesnt have any of the 3 death follows behind = hard one but poisonous or people who die receive flowers its a long shot but its the only thing i could think of for now >.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 So I'm just going to say it. How about a... dictionary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WitchOfDoubt Posted December 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 None of the above two guesses are correct. That said, here is a clue for everyone: Letter play is a major feature of Victorian-Era riddles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DudleyDude Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 bereave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Molly Mae Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Education Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Prof. Templeton Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 I'm typically to logically thinking for these, but I have been thinking of this answer since I first saw this riddle, so I'll just post it silent vowels (and diphthongs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 a comma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 This fits it, but won't be the answer. STDs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Trying to mimic the sound of a traditional Victorian riddle:
I abide with the dear and departed above,
At the start of a breath, and the closing of love.
I've the power to separate heart, soul, and mind --
Beware! As you meet me, Death follows behind!
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