Forgotten Ground Regained
Riddle 1
Rarer than silver · that rests in a purse,worth more than a child · a widow might nurse,cannot be bought · if you count the cost,defend it too fiercely · and find it lost.
Copyright © Bruce Byfield, 2023
First published in Forgotten Ground Regained: A Journal of Alliterative Verse, New Series, Issue 2, Spring 2024.
Answer: a good reputation