Looking at Riddle Poems

The Poet of the Week, Brandon Eldrich, set the Wea’ve Written Weekly poetry prompt on The Skeptic’s Kaddish blog. This week the prompt is a real challenge as we are asked to compose a riddle or “puzzle” poem. I had to really mull this prompt over. I had to think hard and even enlisted the aid of my sons. They made lots of suggestions from a banana to the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. I decided to go with this one:

I’m square or oval but mostly round
All around I can be found
From kitchen blender
To computer sender
Outside the front door
And when vacuuming the floor
Siblings find them just for fun
You’re exposed when I’m undone
Too much to eat and I will pop
Match me up bottom to top
Made of metal, plastic, bone and glass
Guess me quick, don’t be the last!

Make your guess in the comments and I’ll confirm or deny!

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