English poem
My first is the well known historical home
by Carolyn Wells (1862–1942)
My first is the well known historical home Of a noted historical lady; My first in strange countries is oft known to roam, Or along a green path cool and shady.
My first is my lady’s great pride and delight, Yet they say the fair sex cannot do it; My first stamps the home, though ’t is oft out of sight; When I was a child I went through it.
My last is a very queer book, so men say, So scarce that we rarely can find it; A most welcome caller, a place far away, ’T is twisted, yet still we can wind it.
My whole, a great healer, thy power I allow, Though others thy help may be scorning; For ere I go worldward, to thee I must bow, And beseech thine assistance each morning.
More by Carolyn Wells
- My first is made of clay
- My first is my last, and my first is my whole
- My first is often broken, ’t is so frail
- My first is old and yellow
- My first was ground beneath the oppressor’s wheel
- My first ’s a sum of money that I have never seen
- My first ’s a very common thing
- My first ’s possessed by men and dogs and goats