No One Can Reach It
It’s red, blue, purple and green, no one can reach it, not even the queen. What is it?
A rainbow.
My Tines
My tines are long.
My tines are short.
My tines end ere
My first report.
What am I?
A lightning bolt.
A Voice With No Mouth
I am a voice without a mouth, throat or lungs. I know no language but speak in all tongues. What am I?
An echo.
I Met An Old Man On London Bridge
I met an old man on London bridge,
As the sun set on the ridge,
He tipped his hat and drew his name,
And cheated at the guessing game.
What was the man’s name?
Andrew. In the third line, “and drew his name”. It works better when you say it since the spelling is a bit off when written.
Son of Water
You eat something you neither plant nor plow.
It is the son of water, but if water touches it, it dies.
Salt. It comes from saltwater but salt melts ice (the solid form of water).
Do Not Begrudge This
Do not begrude this,
For it is the fate of every man.
Yet it is feared,
And shunned in many lands.
Causes problems, and sometimes gaps,
Can hobble the strongest, and make memory laps.
What is this danger we all face?
For being a part – of the human race.
Growing old.
Bird Flying Over the Ocean
When a bird flies over the ocean a part of the body touches the water but doesn’t get wet. What part is it?
The shadow