Stars Awash in a Sheen of Light
Stars awash in a sheen of light
It calls out loud in vile delight.
Listeners endure in fright.
Vicious brute that reigns at night,
Evil whelped of heinous bite,
Renewed by wax, it regains might.
A leading way to slay the beast,
Get the hidden weapon thus released.
What is this describing?
Hint: The first letter of each line has a clue
A werewolf (vulnerable to silver bullets).
Cannot Hear or Even See
I cannot hear or even see,
But sense light and sounds there may be,
Sometimes I end up on a hook,
I can be combined with a book.
What am I?
A worm. Worms don’t have eyes or ears, but they can sense light and their bodies can detect vibrations in the ground. Fishers use worms as bait and the term bookwork is used for someone who loves to read.
My First Wears My Second
My first wears my second; my third might be
What my first would acquire if he went to the sea.
Put together my one, two, three
And the belle of New York is the girl for me.
Manhattan. A MAN wears a HAT, and a MAN might acquire a TAN if he went to sea.
Take It And You Will Lose
Take it and you will lose or gain more than all others.
Risk.
(found in The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare)
Swiftest Traveling Horses
Two horses,
Swiftest traveling,
Harnessed in a pair,
And grazing ever in places,
Distant from them.
What am I?
Eyes.
A Head, One Arm and Round Bottom
What has a head, one arm, one leg and a round bottom?
A handicapped parking sign.
Break, Light, May
What word can be added before or after these words to make a new word or phrase?
Break, Light, May
Day. Daybreak, daylight, may day.