plasmid Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Snow has fallen to the ground Still my lawn is clear Lifeblood flowing all around Doesn't wander here Spring and Summer, nearly drown Watering the lawn Whether grass is green or brown I will make it strong When the days are hot as hell Shade the sun above Scorching not the quiet well Where they fell in love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 ok so...this is all metaphorical, so your lawn probably isn't an actual lawn. No one wanders near it, as you can tell. Someone fell in love, is that relevant? um can't think of any thing else right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 akaslickster Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 (edited) grounds keeper or landscaper? Maybe in a ballpark or football field? Greenhouse? Cemetary, golf course??? Edited June 7, 2009 by akaslickster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 (edited) grounds keeper or landscaper? Maybe in a ballpark or football field? Greenhouse? 'Fraid not. My custom is to write riddles that seem to be referring to one thing (a distractor named in the title) but are actually about something else. And the title of this one is "I'm not a gardener" (Edit: and it's definitely still too early for any sorts of hints yet) Edited June 7, 2009 by plasmid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 I know I'm wrong, but I can't get these out of my head. island someone bald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 akaslickster Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Is there a question? i.e. What am I? / Who am I? Or should we just guess like crazy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Snow has fallen to the ground Still my lawn is clear Lifeblood flowing all around Doesn't wander here Spring and Summer, nearly drown Watering the lawn Whether grass is green or brown I will make it strong When the days are hot as hell Shade the sun above Scorching not the quiet well Where they fell in love This is a lovely riddle! a cloud? the desert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Is there a question? i.e. What am I? / Who am I? Or should we just guess like crazy?Good point, they're usually "What am I"s but I hadn't been very liberal with the pronouns here. Try to identify what is being described. I know I'm wrong, but I can't get these out of my head. island Not sure how the snow falling clue would fit with an island, or how the well fits in someone bald A different interpretation than the one I had in mind could make most of the riddle fit with going bald, but the Spring and Summer watering and description as a quiet well I can't seem to make fit. a cloud? Also could work with much of the riddle with an appropriate interpretation, but I'm not sure how the lawn kept clear from the snowfall would fit, or where the well would come into play the desert? Having trouble seeing how the second stanza would fit Comments on the answers in both posts are added within the spoiler. No solution yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 akaslickster Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Nature? Wilderness? Weather? Mother nature? Probably not that easy :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Nature? Wilderness? Weather? Mother nature? Probably not that easy :-(Nope, not that easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 (edited) Snow has fallen to the ground Still my lawn is clear Lifeblood flowing all around Doesn't wander here Spring and Summer, nearly drown Watering the lawn Whether grass is green or brown I will make it strong When the days are hot as hell Shade the sun above Scorching not the quiet well Where they fell in love "body"? The "quiet well" can denote mouth, and this perfectly fits in with "love". Am I at least thinking along the right lines? Edited June 7, 2009 by K Sengupta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Am I at least thinking along the right lines?body? The "quiet well" can denote mouth, and this perfectly fits in with "love". Hmm, I rarely if ever consider a mouth to be quiet, but I suppose it might be possible if someone is suddenly and severely smitten (or too busy smooching to be flapping their yap). Not what I had in mind, and I'm having trouble seeing how the first and second stanzas would fit; did you have interpretations in mind, or just fishing? It's still too early for hints. This is one I think people will be able to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Still I think of some sort ofperson. Maybe perhaps a person who has passed away. And maybe someone was sad that this person died, I don't know, I'm just throwing out ideas here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 wait, it could even just be a tree? I doubt it, but just maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 wait, it could even just be a tree? I doubt it, but just maybe... I see how that could work with much of the riddle, but don't understand how it might with the lifeblood flowing all around except here, or how the well comes into play. And your earlier answer of someone deceased, or a grave, seems like it might fit with everything except the first two lines (a very different twist on the last line: "Where they fell, in love"). Not what I had in mind though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Snow has fallen to the ground Still my lawn is clear Lifeblood flowing all around Doesn't wander here Spring and Summer, nearly drown Watering the lawn Whether grass is green or brown I will make it strong When the days are hot as hell Shade the sun above Scorching not the quiet well Where they fell in love Aha mistletoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Snow has fallen to the ground Still my lawn is clear Lifeblood flowing all around Doesn't wander here Spring and Summer, nearly drown Watering the lawn Whether grass is green or brown I will make it strong When the days are hot as hell Shade the sun above Scorching not the quiet well Where they fell in love It seems to me, I could figure this out. I'm imagining a place where things don't go/tread. The second stanza speaks of lots of water in spring and summer. And the third stanza speaks of shade from the scorching sun, but there is still water where "they" fell in love. Lifeblood, is basically "life" right? I was thinking for a moment, a greenhouse, but that's too similar to the title, and doesn't make that last two lines make sense to me. The whole last stanza, actually, as you wouldn't shade a green house. I also thought of a skating rink. But that doesn't make sense, since, technically the snow DOES fall there, and lifeblood...people? Hmm. So, I'm thinking on this, I swear I'll get it. But, it hasn't clicked yet. It's a very mysterious riddle to me, I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Mistletoe could fit the first stanza if it's hung indoors and too high for the partygoers to reach. But the second stanza I don't think would fit well - tough to drown while you're hanging in a tree, and rather than keeping the grass strong mistletoe is a parasite. It's still kind of early, but I'll just say that this is more metaphorical than where most of the answers have been heading. I'll plan to post a clue if it isn't guessed after being up for 24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Mistletoe could fit the first stanza if it's hung indoors and too high for the partygoers to reach. But the second stanza I don't think would fit well - tough to drown while you're hanging in a tree, and rather than keeping the grass strong mistletoe is a parasite. It's still kind of early, but I'll just say that this is more metaphorical than where most of the answers have been heading. I'll plan to post a clue if it isn't guessed after being up for 24. I'm having so much fun with your riddle! I know this is wrong, but I can't help thinking of gazebo It doesn't fit with most of it. Still, if I don't post it, I won't be able to free my brain of it. Still thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 rain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Snow has fallen to the ground Still my lawn is clear Lifeblood flowing all around Doesn't wander here Spring and Summer, nearly drown Watering the lawn Whether grass is green or brown I will make it strong When the days are hot as hell Shade the sun above Scorching not the quiet well Where they fell in love worms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 You could make a fairly good case for rain – it can be made to fit most of the clues. I don't think I'd go so far as to call it an alternate answer, though, just because the "well" clue is still left sort of hanging. Worms I believe have hemolymph rather than blood which would make them a valid choice, but don't think they can really be made to fit with the "snow" clue. And a gazebo would attract people. Again, what I have in mind is more metaphorical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 You could make a fairly good case for rain – it can be made to fit most of the clues. I don't think I'd go so far as to call it an alternate answer, though, just because the "well" clue is still left sort of hanging. Worms I believe have hemolymph rather than blood which would make them a valid choice, but don't think they can really be made to fit with the "snow" clue. And a gazebo would attract people. Again, what I have in mind is more metaphorical. Still thinking, then... In the meantime, picture album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Snow has fallen to the ground Still my lawn is clear Lifeblood flowing all around Doesn't wander here Spring and Summer, nearly drown Watering the lawn Whether grass is green or brown I will make it strong When the days are hot as hell Shade the sun above Scorching not the quiet well Where they fell in love Are youunderground spring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Are youunderground spring? are you God, still in the Garden of Eden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 An underground spring I don't follow: if it eventually makes it to the surface then it will attract animals, if not the line about making the grass strong wouldn't work. The Garden of Eden doesn't have a well as far as I know. I can't really see how a picture album would work. I'll go ahead and post a hint if you want it.If you were inclined to dig a moat, then would your grass be blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Question
plasmid
Snow has fallen to the ground
Still my lawn is clear
Lifeblood flowing all around
Doesn't wander here
Spring and Summer, nearly drown
Watering the lawn
Whether grass is green or brown
I will make it strong
When the days are hot as hell
Shade the sun above
Scorching not the quiet well
Where they fell in love
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Top Posters For This Question
16
4
Popular Days
Jun 7
23
Jun 8
14
Jun 11
6
Jun 9
5
Top Posters For This Question
plasmid 16 posts
akaslickster 4 posts
Popular Days
Jun 7 2009
23 posts
Jun 8 2009
14 posts
Jun 11 2009
6 posts
Jun 9 2009
5 posts
52 answers to this question
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.