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Riddle of the day

Riddle of the day:
It twists and turns in the man's hands,
and he gains nothing.
Happy, he cleans it,
and puts it away, to use another day.

Riddle of the day

Riddle of the day:
My silent chimes greet the summer,
a sky carpet under the boughs.

Riddle of the day

Riddle of the day:
I do not lie in a circle of stone,
I rise up high, and rarely alone.
My flesh is pale, my fingers dark,
Enjoy me in the park.

Riddle of the day

Riddle of the day:
 
In a lounge lurks a two-toned thing,
It will hide anything unless overthown.

Riddle of the day

Summer is here, and it's time for some more riddles.

Riddle of the day:
 
Dangerous to behold,
I am shunned by some,
but sought by many.
 
Although I am ancient,
I rise with the birds
and travel through the day.

Riddle of the day

It's been a few days since I last posted a riddle, but I still plan to keep them coming.

Riddle of the day:

Defender against a fearsome foe,
this man will always go.
Battling the elemental dance,
where the waters flow.

Riddle of the day

Riddle of the day:

My first is a colour,
my second a fruit,
my whole makes a man
for whom you'll root.

Riddle of the day

I've had no answers proposed for the last couple of riddles, although I must admit yesterday's is probably obscure unless you're a physicist (I have had the odd request for more physics ones).

Yesterday's riddle has got me thinking about riddles involving brothers, though. There is a traditional one which starts with 'two brothers are we.' I will have to think of one involving three, but here goes one with a few more...

Rings flash in the light,
As the five brothers stand on a ridge,
One points the way,
but another opposes all.
 

Riddle of the day

Riddle of the day:

Four brothers are we,
although once we were one.
Many seek a way
For that to be undone.

The first is imprisoned,
the second pale and wan,
the third sees all,
the fourth stopped by none.
 

Riddle of the day

Riddle of the day:

In the reach of the red drake, a lofty lord looms.
Many rail against this winter-named guardian of the giant's grave.

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