can you write me a riddle?

Question

can you write me a riddle?

Answer 1

1. I am always hungry,

I must always be fed,

The finger I lick

Will soon turn red.



Answer: FIRE



2. I am only useful

When I am full,

Yet I am always

Full of holes.



Answer: sieve (or sponge)



3. Until I am measured

I am not known,

Yet how you miss me

When I have flown.



Answer: Time



4.Each morning I appear

To lie at your feet,

All day I will follow

No matter how fast you run,

Yet I nearly perish

In the midday sun



Answer: Shadow



5. My life can be measured in hours,

I serve by being devoured.

Thin, I am quick

Fat, I am slow

Wind is my foe.



Answer: Candle



6. You heard me before,

Yet you hear me again,

Then I die,

'Till you call me again.



Answer: Echo



7. Three lives have I.

Gentle enough to soothe the skin,

Light enough to caress the sky,

Hard enough to crack rocks.



Answer: Water

Answer 2

1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 door opens. What is it?



A child being born. When the embilical cord is open the other orifices (doors) are closed i.e. mouth, eyes, ears. When the child is born the belly button closes and the nine will open.

Answer 3

Sunshine, bananas, and a phone book

All share one common look.

The third in a set

You can guess, I'll bet

What this is? Hint:The set is a rainbow

Answer:Yellow is the third color in a rainbow.

Answer 4

What have you got if your feet are cold, your head is warm, and you see spots in front of your eyes?



A polka-dotted sock over your head.

Answer 5

28 white horses on a red hill...first they chomp, then they stomp, then they stand still...what are they?