Cryptogram Poem: Fourth Stanza

Solve the cryptograms below to find the clues for fifteen words. Solve each clue to find fifteen specific words. Place the fifteen words in the proper spaces below to create the fourth stanza of a poem. Check out the Ultimate Solutions Page for the solution when you think you have it. (All poems on this site are copyrighted by Phil McCrum.)

The _____ ____, the ________ _____,
Of _____ and _______ and _____!
__ ____ the ______ the ______ ____
____ __________ of ______.

CLUES…

#01 N sinqfbisiel mx tmj uiir qmsiltyed yq nq jizz nq mwwnqymenzzo rbmxfeuylo neu uyqlnewi. Tibi yl yq ye rzfbnz xmbs.

#02 Ye siuyipnz Dnizyw neu Gbylyqt wfzlfbi n rbmxiqqymenz rmil, isrzmoiu go n rnlbme, qfwt nq n smenbwt mb emgzisne, lm wmssismbnli lti rnlbme’q newiqlmbq neu lm rbnyqi lti rnlbme’q mje nwlypylyiq.

#03 N siuyipnz qyedib, sfqywyne, mb rmil jtm lbnpiziu xbms rznwi lm rznwi dypyed gmlt rfgzyw neu rbypnli ribxmbsnewiq.

#04 Ltyq jmbu fqiu nq n pibg sineq lm tnpi nqwieuiu, gfl nq ne nukiwlypi yl uiqwbygiq n wmzmb, neu nq n emfe yl yq n xzmjib.

#05 Ltyq yq nemltib rbirmqylyme fqiu lm yepmzpi mb nqqmwynli ljm mb smbi ylisq mb rimrzi.

#06 Ltiqi wne gi fqiu lm lbneqrmbl zycfyuq, xmb qsmayed, neu n qil mx ltis wne snai sfqyw.

#07 Rfrrilq eiiu ltiqi, gfl xmb ipibomei izqi yl’q fqfnzzo dmmu lm eml tnpi ltis nllnwtiu.

#08 Yl’q n qin-ltisiu wmzmb ltnl yq fqfnzzo nqqmwynliu jylt ryea, biu, mb pibsyzzyme.

#09 Ltyq wne gi fqiu lm snai qriiwt mb qmed neu nzqm bixibq lm tnpyed yerfl mb ne mryeyme.

#10 Omf wne dypi ltyq, gi ltyq, mb ltbmj ltyq. Qmsilysiq lysi neu ipie lti snbail yq yepmzpiu.

#11 Qmsiltyed qriwlnwfznb neu wne nzqm gi icfypnziel lm 1000.

#12 N emfe sineyed lm tnpi lti ngyzylo lm tnpi mrlymeq. Yl wne nzqm bixib lm lti cfnzylo mx sinl.

#13 Ltyq wne birbiqiel ne mbydye mb yl wne birbiqiel n bnedi mx lysi, ltyedq, mb nsmfelq. Yl’q n rbmrmqylyme.

#14 N soltywnz wbinlfbi mx lti qin mb n jmsne ensiu Iltiz — lnai omfb rywa.

#15 N lmmz — fqfnzzo siwtneywnz — ltnl wne gi nqqmwynliu jylt birnybq, sfqyw, siuywnz rfbqfylq, neu sfwt smbi.

July 26, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Games and Puzzles

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