Measured But Not Seen
What can be measured but not seen?
Time. Or my toes when I’ve had one too many donuts…
Company, Congregation or Convocation
Some form a parliament,
Others a company, congregation or convocation,
The mob can see a murder, or clamor and wake,
A bouquet is presented when flushed.
What are we?
Birds. These are collective nouns for groups of birds.
parliament – owls
company – parrots
congregation – plovers
convocation – eagles
mob – emus
murder – crows clamor – rooks
wake – buzzards
bouquet – pheasants (when flushed)
I Generate Fear But Am Quiet As A Mouse
I can generate fear and some say I come out of your ears. I’m quiet as a mouse but not welcomed in the house.
Smoke.
Many Foods Make Me Strong
Many foods can make me strong but give me water and I won’t last long. What am I?
Fire.
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.
Look In My Face
Look in my face and I am someone,
Look in my back I am no one.
What am I?
A mirror. The face of a mirror shows your face, but the back of a mirror shows nothing but dust and cardboard (depending on the type of mirror).
What Has Roots Nobody Sees?
What has roots that nobody sees,
Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
Yet it never grows?
A mountain (from Tolkien)