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Tanaga 3
When the great scythe in the night
Jumps into sea then we might
Bury our children under
To wake them from their slumber
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This is not an easy riddle so - The inside scoop: It is best to plant your seeds (especially string beans) when the moon is waxing crescent and the tide is at its lowest. Why?
The crescent moon mimics the shape of pods of beans hanging from the vine, and during low tide, the fertility of the shore is revealed ...
Jumps into sea then we might
Bury our children under
To wake them from their slumber
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This is not an easy riddle so - The inside scoop: It is best to plant your seeds (especially string beans) when the moon is waxing crescent and the tide is at its lowest. Why?
The crescent moon mimics the shape of pods of beans hanging from the vine, and during low tide, the fertility of the shore is revealed ...
Published 30th Jan 2014
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30th Jan 2014 2:18pm
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30th Jan 2014 3:05pm
Thank you, Tim. I'm still practising with riddles. They are not easy, we take them for granted! :)
this is timeless poetry that leads us to the sacred connection between art (poetry in this case) and the land.
Beautiful piece, Absinthe
31st Jan 2014 9:01am
31st Jan 2014 2:38am
31st Jan 2014 9:02am
Thank you, John, this riddle is so culturally embedded it would be impossible again to solve it.
There is a gem that I have not yet discovered in the making of the riddle ...
There is a gem that I have not yet discovered in the making of the riddle ...
