Riddles

     In fairy tales, there are often common themes: a princess who needs to be rescued, a commoner going above and beyond what is expected of them, true love's first kiss, quests, and so on. However, my favorite fairy tale tradition would be that of the telling of riddles. 
     Oftentimes, when a hero (or heroine) is faced with a quest, they are asked to answer riddles somewhere along the way. And so, when thinking of the epic riddle battle between Bilbo and Golem, or the Sphinx Harry Potter meets in the maze, I have to ask myself-- if someone gave me that riddle, what would I say?
     This is what has lead to my recent fascination with riddles, and so here are some original word-puzzles of my own. Good luck!


Sparkling and twinkling like the stars
but doomed on Earth to stay
until the sun shines bright again
and wears the tiny dancers away.

              Answer

One  holds more than most could ever know

showing hints, by using lines,

of where you ought to go.

                                                                                                           Answer

                                                                                                                 

Forming pictures in the blackness

absent in all forms of light

guiding those who've lost their way

true creatures of the night.    

           Answer

Thanks for listening!

Maggs