Author Topic: Fortnightly Writing Competition - Riddle Me This - Voting ends June 30th. (Read 1402 times) Tweet Share

Jakey · « **on:** 04 Jun 2012, 20:06 »

Tricky, clever, and insightful riddles can be fun to ponder over, and be a nice element to adventure games even. Continuing with last competitions poetry theme, I'd like to see some poems that contain some original riddles (with/without answers).

Here's an example:

"This thing all things devours:
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down."
-J.R.R. Tolkien

Rules:
1. Poem can be of any form and length.
2. The poem must contain a riddle.
3. Deadline June 19th.

Hopefully this isn't too difficult, and some of you will step forth and accept the challenge.

Deu2000 · « **Reply #1 on:** 04 Jun 2012, 21:58 »

What is that thing
that gives us life
that lets us eat
that burns our skin
and heats us

Jakey · « **Reply #2 on:** 09 Jun 2012, 21:27 »

Nice. An easy answer I believe. Anyone else wanna try?

NsMn · « **Reply #3 on:** 09 Jun 2012, 21:49 »

I just came up with this:

Let now break loose the hellish fire!
It will just feed this lord's desire!
The clouds have been his place of birth,
his death the ocean, lake or girth;
His carriage: it's the thunderstorm,
the wind in every shape and form
You won't escape! To end his reign:
You must now shout his well-known name!

Be Gone, Be Gone!

Jakey · « **Reply #4 on:** 14 Jun 2012, 18:13 »

I like it. Maybe we can get a few more entries in over the weekend before it closes.

Sane Co. · « **Reply #5 on:** 15 Jun 2012, 05:51 »

I might try to get one in.

Frito Master · « **Reply #6 on:** 15 Jun 2012, 18:04 »

Delicious I be!
Your tummy you'll find me.
So very yellow and crunchy.
Flavor chili or honey.

Deu2000 · « **Reply #7 on:** 15 Jun 2012, 19:35 »

Frito Master · « **Reply #8 on:** 15 Jun 2012, 19:51 »

Maybbbeee.

Jakey · « **Reply #9 on:** 19 Jun 2012, 14:51 »

Last day to submit something. Voting will start tomorrow!

Jakey · « **Reply #10 on:** 20 Jun 2012, 10:57 »

Alright, we've got three great entries...Let the voting commence!

Sane Co. · « **Reply #11 on:** 22 Jun 2012, 00:30 »

I vote for NsMn

Frito Master · « **Reply #12 on:** 22 Jun 2012, 02:59 »

Ponch · « **Reply #13 on:** 22 Jun 2012, 03:03 »

Deu2000. The answer is clearly jalapenos. There can be no life without them. At least not a life I would want to live.

Jakey · « **Reply #14 on:** 29 Jun 2012, 17:50 »

Last day for voting!

Jakey · « **Reply #15 on:** 30 Jun 2012, 13:20 »

NsMn wins! Congratulations! I guess you can start the next writing competition when you're ready.

Ponch · « **Reply #16 on:** 26 Jul 2012, 02:56 »

Is NsMn going to start a new contest soon? Or are we done with the fortnightly writing thingie?

Stupot+ · « **Reply #17 on:** 26 Jul 2012, 12:30 »

I'm too late to the party, but I just wrote a riddle and this is a good a place as any to share it.

You need me.
I keep your picture with me all the time.
I have a chip on my shoulder
but you love to dress me in leather.
and you can't leave without me.
What am I?

Ponch · « **Reply #18 on:** 26 Jul 2012, 20:03 »

My wallet?

Stupot+ · « **Reply #19 on:** 26 Jul 2012, 23:28 »

Quote from: Ponch on 26 Jul 2012, 20:03

My wallet?

Good, but not what I had in mind :-)