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Fri 6 Aug, 2004 06:41 am
My first is found where wild waves are dashing
And thick falls the cool briny spray
My last is seen, where fierce eyes are flashing,
Where fortunes are often thrown away.
Draw your conclusion by spanning my whole,
To what lies below or concealed,
Will often prove as false as the base flatterer's soul
When stubborn facts are revealed.
whim
no idea as to the answer, but it's a beutifully poetic riddle my friend
It sure is, I wish I'd wrote it.
It is a charade from a long forgotten time,
Written by a riddler who knows how to rhyme.
This little beauty is particurlarly demanding,
And solving it will need all your understanding.
Whim
Nope. Cool briny spray is more like salty water, not ice.
First think, where are often fortunes thrown away, than think what you can find there.
Whim
Long shot, 'Monte Casino'
A fountain? (I'm thinking of the Trevi fountain - fortunes are certainly thrown away there :wink: )
Rick d'Israeli wrote:A fountain? (I'm thinking of the Trevi fountain - fortunes are certainly thrown away there :wink: )
I would think that is just nickles and dimes.
Tryagain is on the right track for the last part, when he thinks casino. That is a place where 'my last' can be seen.
The answer is one word.
Whim
"where the eyes are flashing" are these dice?
No you are off track. This is a charade. Where my first is one syllable and my last is another syllable. Together they form a word 'my whole'.
'my last' = ACE
find 'my first' add it to ACE and you have found 'my whole'.
Whim
Ah-ha! I should have noticed the title of the thread and thought a bit more closely:
surface.
Very good riddle, I must say.
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