I’m sharing another riddle from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still.
“Whim-wham, shim-sham, jog-along, shift,
There’s a weightless thing you can’t lift.”
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The last riddle I shared was from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still. A lot of folks got figured out the answer: a potato.
“A host of eyes buried deep.
Eyes staring yet cannot peep,
Eyes that never close in sleep;
And oh! the cruel, cruel hand
Gouging the eyes into a pan.”
Tipper
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9 Comments
Gigi
April 16, 2020 at 11:01 amI know im way late on this one Tipper. Could it be shadow
Tamela
April 11, 2020 at 6:36 pmMy first thoughts were air or fog or smoke; but looking at that first line again, “wind” or “sound” seem most likely.
Jackie
April 11, 2020 at 9:45 amMy first thought was the wind.
Ed Ammons
April 11, 2020 at 8:58 amIt’s not really weightless but is it air?
Rick Shepherd
April 11, 2020 at 8:31 amAir or a cloud depending whether you are standing on the mountain or in the valley…..Then it might be fog…..It might have more than one answer.
Ron Stephens
April 11, 2020 at 8:27 amMy first thought was air also. But then I thought maybe trouble?
This must be dogwood winter. Still got blackberry winter to go.
David Frost
April 11, 2020 at 10:16 amIt is Blackberry winter her. I am thankful their blossoms aren’t as big as the Bigleaf Magnolia’s blossoms. It would be an Ice Age if they were.
John Hickman
April 11, 2020 at 6:33 amThe answer I guess is air.
J. David Chrisman
April 11, 2020 at 6:28 amToo fun!