Wednesday, May 8, 2019

riddle - Born of Sunbeams and Fire


Journey far west in the US of A
Err to the south a bit, too
True, you can't stay here (it's too rich for most)
For sure, only the wealthiest do

Usually, I solo; few sing the same

Everyone says, though, I'm always alone
Like some of my kind, I have few worthy partners
Clever are those who know

As a warrior I supported the war
Never did they stand up to me
Too violent, was I, and hurt many of mine
Man, though, did I clear those trees

Emperor am I, or so it seems
Legally, I've just been Freed
Truly, consume me, I will not mind
Such is my will inclined

Too often compared to another, am I
Even though we are mostly the same

Everyone sees only differences, but
Largely, we can be interchanged

Born of sunbeams and fire
Evoking warm feelings in most

Alone I fulfill some of this riddle
Mixed with another, the rest
So, can you name me and my partners above?




Clarification to avoid the dangers of being too broad:


Each stanza except the last one has a specific answer that is different from the rest of the stanzas. Those answers will have a common word. That common word is the answer for the last stanza and the overall puzzle. (This is what I have tried to hint at in the last stanza but it might not have been clear enough.)



Answer



My guess is:




Orange



Journey far west in the US of A
Err to the south a bit, too
True, you can't stay here (it's too rich for most)
For sure, only the wealthiest do



Orange County




Usually, I solo; few sing the same
Everyone says, though, I'm always alone
Like some of my kind, I have few worthy partners
Clever are those who know



No words rhyme with "orange"



As a warrior I supported the war
Never did they stand up to me
Too violent, was I, and hurt many of mine

Man, though, did I clear those trees



Agent orange



Emperor am I, or so it seems
Legally, I've just been Freed
Truly, consume me, I will not mind
Such is my will inclined



Orange Julius (invented by Julius Freed apparently)




Too often compared to another, am I
Even though we are mostly the same
Everyone sees only differences, but
Largely, we can be interchanged



Apples and oranges



Born of sunbeams and fire
Evoking warm feelings in most




Orange color/light



Alone I fulfill some of this riddle
Mixed with another, the rest
So, can you name me and my partners above?



Orange is in all the answers above



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