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A Raven enters the carnival grounds, wearing a suit of green spandex, covered in question marks, of the purple sort, and with a tip of his tophat, and a twirl of his cane, he begins to dance and chant for the game......

 

Riddle me this

riddle me that

did you know that a bird

can be friends with a cat

 

(at this he jumps up onto the nearest passer by, dancing and chanting still)

 

As cloak and sythe

and bird all know

raven and reaper

put on a good show

 

challenge announced

and me did call

to riddle for one

to riddle for all

 

(now dancing through the crowd gathering, or running..... whichever)

 

if who i do riddle

you cannot guess

then ask it and

by clue i shall bless

 

magician of words

i wish to become

for i am the devil

with the silver tongue

 

beauty beyond all compare

hidden deep inthe cloak she does wear

wonderful words upon her tongue

bright and sharp as the blade she own

 

power and poise

feline in part

captured my friend

with the love in his heart

 

(landing atop the frame of a very wonderful picture in the kissing booth)

 

mystery and magic

beautiful blonde

welcomed me as if

to the pen i belonged

 

curtious beauty

has our applause

for she wet the great lizard

for the amusement of all

 

picture perfect

with rubbery friends

juggles them too

if it does not offend

 

lord of location

fourth of dimension

could probably work

while away on vacation

 

(skips through the crowd to the dumk tank, dancing and chanting and twirling his cane)

 

cloaked and dry

to the bones we see

if this were new york

death of lawyers you'd be

 

scales that weigh

both arvice and hide

pleasantly filled with power

and probably pride

 

bunnies do bounce

not only a bit

but can put out an eye

with that big pointy bit

 

older and wizer

soft with his word

interestingly protected

i heard

 

(dancing part the bachelor auction signup, skipping from shoulder to shoulder dancing upon the heads of the crowd)

 

did not notice

him at first sight

but that sexiness gave

my ego a fright

 

shelly was right

mighty ye be

how mighty thy works

i will have to go see

 

many kisses for beauty

making her blush

then protecting her virtue

as a gentleman must

 

sly and cunning

red by look

cuddles for purchace

but please do book

 

(Dancing through the banquet room, along the tops of chairs)

 

beauty wrapped

in sorrowfull prose

both note and thanked

as she already knows

 

chased by suiters

caused lots of fuss

missed my chance

but only just

 

questioned us all

about new blood

we suggested you post

and await the flood

 

(bowing low to the crowd, with all reverence)

 

if you were missed

pm me and see

if you too

can be riddled by me.

 

 

:raven: (flys off)

Posted

*Salinye smiles becoming a quick fan of the poetic tongue of The Raven.*

 

I guess I'll take a stab...

 

beauty beyond all compare

hidden deep inthe cloak she does wear

wonderful words upon her tongue

bright and sharp as the blade she own

 

power and poise

feline in part

captured my friend

with the love in his heart

This I would have to say is none other than Mynx. *smiles*

 

mystery and magic

beautiful blonde

welcomed me as if

to the pen i belonged

These kind and generous words, I think are about me. *blushes*

 

curtious beauty

has our applause

for she wet the great lizard

for the amusement of all

This of course must be the wonderful Miss Ayshela.

 

picture perfect

with rubbery friends

juggles them too

if it does not offend

This would be the ever-mysterious Zool Zoolio.

 

lord of location

fourth of dimension

could probably work

while away on vacation

This one was a bit harder for me, but I’ll guess Xaious

 

cloaked and dry

to the bones we see

if this were new york

death of lawyers you'd be

I’m going to guess “Death of Rats, The Grim Squeaker” for this one.

 

scales that weigh

both arvice and hide

pleasantly filled with power

and probably pride

Hmm, I’m guessing the ever playful Wyvern?

 

bunnies do bounce

not only a bit

but can put out an eye

with that big pointy bit

This one could be no one but Stick! (The Big Pointy One)

 

older and wizer

soft with his word

interestingly protected

i heard

Master Peredhil…Interestingly protected, indeed.

 

did not notice

him at first sight

but that sexiness gave

my ego a fright

*laughs* Orlan, I’m guessing. If not, he’ll want to know of his competition!

 

shelly was right

mighty ye be

how mighty thy works

i will have to go see

You have stumped me on this one, Riddler…

 

many kisses for beauty

making her blush

then protecting her virtue

as a gentleman must

This of course, would be Gyrfalcon. *mock glares at the ranger for making her blush so…*

 

sly and cunning

red by look

cuddles for purchace

but please do book

This would be the best cuddler at The Pen-Daryl!

 

beauty wrapped

in sorrowfull prose

both note and thanked

as she already knows

 

chased by suiters

caused lots of fuss

missed my chance

but only just

 

questioned us all

about new blood

we suggested you post

and await the flood

Alas, you stumped me again with these last three stanzas! Perhaps someone else will be smarter than me! I guess we’ll wait and see!

Posted (edited)

chased by suiters

caused lots of fuss

missed my chance

but only just

I'm going to have to guess that's Katzaniel. Who can forget the Love Notes? ^_^

 

{Edit: Ah, on second thought...

questioned us all

about new blood

we suggested you post

and await the flood

This would be Kunax-san, neh? :unsure: }

 

As for the rest... I'm afraid I agree with Salinye where she answered and am as stumped as she is for the others.

 

Thank you for the challenge, cryptomancer. :)

 

Yours,

~Yui

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Posted

Thank you, Sali-chan. :)

 

I think I might have a guess for another one.

 

shelly was right

mighty ye be

how mighty thy works

i will have to go see

Well, I dunno who Shelly is, but this one puts me in mind of M'Lord Dreamer (or Zadown). He's certainly mighty, and the 'ye' in there seems like a subtle clue... And for the record, his works are indeed mighty, so even if this isn't about Zadown-san, you should go check out his stories! ^_^

 

Movin' Along,

~Yui

Posted

No, no. Shelly is the author of "Ozymandias, King of Kings" and "mighty thy works" is a second reference to the poem. That's Ozy. :D

 

I can't help with the last one, though.

Posted

A spandex coated Raven circles the tent,

chanting his chant as his wings he bent

diving low above the crowd,

hear some more, listen now.....

 

 

 

Stately bird of

myth legend and lore

will not say the word

......(and neither will I)

 

Last i saw like

they lived in a cage

these two are goons

mighty and brave

 

I read his two poems

but not on this board

vampiric discribed

in well written lore.

 

(stops and looks at the crowd, "need help?")

 

clue is give

clue is say

it you still stumped

that way you may stay

 

 

as for the one that stumped you all

i made a critique for all to endure.

 

 

 

(flys off)

 

If in my rhyme

i did offend

please complain

and in triplicate send

 

 

:raven:

 

(circles back)

 

the first you guessed true,

but not the next part

(quotes, and smiles)

he captured my friend

with the love in his heart...

 

 

:raven:

 

well done to all

well done to all

if i think of more

a post i'll install

 

 

 

:raven:

Posted

Ohhh, I stand corrected. I missed Gryphon in those riddles! How could I do so?

 

*grins*

 

I'll guess the others when I have a free minute! *zooms off to her busy lifestyle*

 

~Salinye :fairy:

Posted

The Raven lands skipping about....

 

I overheard

in another booth

discription given

of beauty in truth

 

 

(dancing and twirling a cane)

 

 

Beautiful shape

blue eyes she did say

wonderfully dressed

I love the beret

 

 

(grins and flys off)

 

 

:raven:

Posted

Stately bird of

myth legend and lore

will not say the word

......(and neither will I)

That has to be Quoth the Raven...

 

 

...and quoth this raven...Nevermind? :D

Posted

Beautiful shape

blue eyes she did say

wonderfully dressed

I love the beret

'tis dragonqueen,

to be sure,

marvelous raven,

give us more?

 

:P

Posted

Well, I think I know these two. :0)

 

Last i saw like

they lived in a cage

these two are goons

mighty and brave

 

Guido and Nuncia?

 

I read his two poems

but not on this board

vampiric discribed

in well written lore.

 

This one is most certainly Psimon!

Posted

(Raven flying through the tents and booths, low to the ground)

 

you have had fun

in guessing me true

here are some more

riddles for you

 

seek and meet

and you will find

i can riddle you too

and still be kind

 

(Flying lower, weaving through the heads of the crowd.)

 

mistress of my brothers

my attention has won

she said a warm welcome

in my native tongue

 

 

wiggle me this

wiggle me that

if you cannot guess this

i cannot help that

 

(suddenly stops, by the coke stand)

 

:raven:

Posted (edited)

mistress of my brothers

my attention has won

she said a warm welcome

in my native tongue

My guess here is Zariah,

The lady of Crows,

Or was it a Saffy

You refer to in prose?

 

wiggle me this

wiggle me that

if you cannot guess this

i cannot help that

Now, this must be Gwaihir,

I believe this is true

Tho I must admit

It's quite an obvious clue

 

You're very good, Raven

And you know this is fact

But do you ever get tired

Speaking like that?

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