deannaart Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 (edited) A man goes into the forest And there he spies his prey He's lucky, the beasts only A little ways away He takes his bow up Knocks his arrow And shoots the beast Right through the marrow The beast takes off A chase ensues Both man and beast Refusing to lose The man lines up His aim once more This time the beast Falls to the floor The man rejoices He's caught his prey On this very hopeful Beast-killing day Who is the man and What is the beast? Edited May 16, 2009 by deannaart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Wow, very nice. Am going to have to think on this one for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Fileobrother Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 thanksgiving? Cuz we go hunting for turkeys on thanksgiving morning in my family. Which would obviously make the beast a turkey, and I have no idea who the man other than a hunter. Is the "beast-killing day" even relevant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 (edited) 'round these parts the answer would bethe hunter is: drunk on opening day of bow season and the beast is: bambi Edited May 16, 2009 by plainglazed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deannaart Posted May 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 (edited) thanksgiving? Cuz we go hunting for turkeys on thanksgiving morning in my family. Which would obviously make the beast a turkey, and I have no idea who the man other than a hunter. Is the "beast-killing day" even relevant?Stupid computer double posting all the time.... Edited May 16, 2009 by deannaart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deannaart Posted May 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 thanksgiving? Cuz we go hunting for turkeys on thanksgiving morning in my family. Which would obviously make the beast a turkey, and I have no idea who the man other than a hunter. Is the "beast-killing day" even relevant?The day is significant only in the fact that it is a hopeful one. It is not a specific day. The man is not a literal hunter. He is a metaphor. The beast is not an animal. That too, is a metaphor. Good guess, though! keep trying. I hope my explination was helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deannaart Posted May 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 'round these parts the answer would bethe hunter is: drunk on opening day of bow season and the beast is: bambiHaha. So sad..... Read the spoiler above for some clarification on this. Thanx for the guess! Keep going!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Are there any indications or hints in your riddle, clues that could lead us to your metaphor? Or would we. oooooh! I see, it's like my "spinning yarn" one. There's a common phrase or metaphor, that commonly uses the old "hunter and the beast" idea. Let me think on this.A man goes into the forest And there he spies his prey He's lucky, the beasts only A little ways away He takes his bow up Knocks his arrow And shoots the beast Right through the marrow The beast takes off A chase ensues Both man and beast Refusing to lose The man lines up His aim once more This time the beast Falls to the floor The man rejoices He's caught his prey On this very hopeful Beast-killing day Who is the man and What is the beast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 (edited) was cupid and love, what with your bow and "piercing the beast in the marrow," etc. But, so far, that's all I got.Are there any indications or hints in your riddle, clues that could lead us to your metaphor? Or would we. oooooh! I see, it's like my "spinning yarn" one. There's a common phrase or metaphor, that commonly uses the old "hunter and the beast" idea. Let me think on this. Edited May 16, 2009 by lotus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deannaart Posted May 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 (edited) was cupid and love, what with your bow and "piercing the beast in the marrow," etc. But, so far, that's all I got.You got one part right...Marrow is the word that sticks out. Why marrow?I could see cupid being the man, but do you really see love as being a beast? Edited May 16, 2009 by deannaart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 [spoiler='out there a little bit i know but ']after watching the Farrah Fawcet story last night i'm going to say a physician and cancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 I keep thinking a doctor with a needle trying to cure a disease or something.<(hopeful day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 raceteam beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deannaart Posted May 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 [spoiler='out there a little bit i know but ']after watching the Farrah Fawcet story last night i'm going to say a physician and cancerThat's it!!!!! Actually, I had Lukemia in mind (hence the word Marrow), but I had already decided to accept thatCANCER or LUKEMIA/ DOCTOR or PHYSICIAN as an answer too. Great job!!! I really hope you liked the riddle!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 i did like the riddle, good job writing it, tough story to live through, i'm thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deannaart Posted May 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 i did like the riddle, good job writing it, tough story to live through, i'm thinking.Too tough, it seems. A good friend of mine (this riddle's inspiration) lost his battle with lukemia just after turning 21. Here's hoping he's living it up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A man goes into the forest
And there he spies his prey
He's lucky, the beasts only
A little ways away
He takes his bow up
Knocks his arrow
And shoots the beast
Right through the marrow
The beast takes off
A chase ensues
Both man and beast
Refusing to lose
The man lines up
His aim once more
This time the beast
Falls to the floor
The man rejoices
He's caught his prey
On this very hopeful
Beast-killing day
Who is the man and What is the beast?
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