All Those Legs
Two legs sat upon three legs with one leg in his lap.
In comes four legs, grabs one leg, and runs off with him.
Up jumps two legs, grabs up three legs, throws it after four legs,
and makes him bring back one leg.
Who are we?
One leg is a leg of mutton. Two legs is a person. Three legs is a stool. Four legs is a dog.
Memory I Have But I Have No Mind
Mouth-less but I will tell you a name that is not mine,
I will show you the years I have seen but I have no eyes,
Memory I have but I have no mind.
What am I?
A gravestone. The stone bears the name of the deceased and the memories and recollections of their life are represented by the grave site.
No Head On Which A Hat To Place
I always run but never walk,
I sometimes sing but cannot talk,
No head on which a hat to place,
You always look me in the face.
What am I?
A clock. It runs all the time, it “sings” for hourly chimes, cuckoos or alarms, it doesn’t have a head (but does have hands) and you look a clock in the face to tell the time.
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).
Gain and Lose the Most
Some are quick to take it.
Others must be coaxed.
Those who choose to take it
gain and lose the most.
Risk.
By Sef Daystrom
A Harvest Sown and Reaped
A harvest sown and reaped on the same day
In an unplowed field,
Which increases without growing,
Remains whole though it is eaten
Within and without,
Is useless and yet
The staple of nations.
A war.