A Riddle
Ring the road and spy the porter,
quite lacking all his mortar.
From Columbia trace the laurel,
but find no sprig of sorrel.
Find the warrior near the king
but of students see not a thing.
Two westward saints ne'er see the sun
though time does still onward run.
Empty villages you will find,
and all the halls and courts are blind.
One more hint: shops with no food to buy;
now please, tell me, what am I?
Answer for last month: A SHADOW
Ring the road and spy the porter,
quite lacking all his mortar.
From Columbia trace the laurel,
but find no sprig of sorrel.
Find the warrior near the king
but of students see not a thing.
Two westward saints ne'er see the sun
though time does still onward run.
Empty villages you will find,
and all the halls and courts are blind.
One more hint: shops with no food to buy;
now please, tell me, what am I?
Answer for last month: A SHADOW