Subtract One and Twelve Remains
A word I know, six letters it contains, subtract just one and twelve remains.
Dozens, dozen.
Imprisoned In Wood and Never Released
I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case from which I am never released. Yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I?
Pencil lead. While modern pencils don’t contain lead, that’s still what we call the graphite compound. When real lead was used in pencils it was mined and nearly everyone has used a pencil at some point in their life.
In Times Of War He Burns Asunder
Man walks over, man walks under,
In times of war he burns asunder.
What is it?
A bridge.
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.
A Lady’s Delight
Lovely and round,
I shine with pale light,
Grown in the darkness,
A lady’s delight.
What am I?
A pearl. They’re formed in clams, which are of course dark.