Very, very close. I'll give it to you.

The answer is "spark"

Yes, you got it that flint and steel, and if you don't feed the spark, it will wink out of existence in a moment.

I have a neck,
But head have I not;
My lifeblood drunk,
Not by vampires
But by sots.

A bottle?

A bottle of beer, specifically.

A bottle, yes...of anything alcohol, I guess.

See I was thinking it was beer specifically because it doesn't have a head, which is what happens if you pour beer into a cup. I guess it was just to say it wasn't a living thing.

That makes sense. I was just being poetic--a neck but no head is like a clock has a face and hands but no head.

I've seen you where you never was
And where you ne'er will be;
And yet you in that very same place
May still be seen by me.

Reflection in a mirror?

Well done! Congratulations!

In the history of the world,
I have never been;
Yet all believe I will come,
Even wise men;
But they know also,
I will not be,
Even then.

The future?

That answer actually fits perfectly, and is essentially the same as the actual answer. The actual answer is "tomorrow." I may have to refine this one.

Would you like to propose another riddle?

Don't tempt me. I might...

Round your house
And round your house,
Ever do I go;
Yet never do I touch your house,
'cept with heat
And brightness of my glow.

Is it the sun?

Yes

I keep pillaging that classic adventure with plenty of riddles:

We are little Brethren twain,
Arbiters of Loss and Gain.
Many to our Counters run,
Some are made, and some are undone.
But, as Men find to their Cost,
Few are made, but Numbers lost
Though we play them Tricks forever,
Yet they always want our Favour.

This is a riddle by Jonathan Swift--a good one for gamers to know. Since I know the answer, I won't roll for initiative. My die is cast.

In reply to Heath (msg # 944):

I didn't know they borrowed it in that classic adventure module...

Five little beasts there are;
One lives in every star;
One lives at noon,
And can be seen in the moon,
Another lives in fear,
And yet another in a pier;
And the last in every clue
Can never escape you.
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:06, Mon 14 Nov 2022.

Uh oh...is this one difficult? Need a hint?

I'm slow as a snail to solve this riddle...

Hint #1: The "beasts" are not alive, yet are something we use every day