Riddle

Where once there were many, now there are none. Time has done ticking; the hours are done. For now is an end, but also beginning, For darkest is now, but soon shall be thinning. What is it?

Choose an answer

A.Sunset
B.Dawn
C.New Year's Eve
D.Midnight - Reasoning: The riddle is all about following something through to the end - a day.
Hint: It's a 17-word phrase with 73 letters, starting with "M".

Answer

Midnight - Reasoning: The riddle is all about following something through to the end - a day.

Why this is the answer

Midnight marks the end of one day's hours and the start of the next, is the darkest point of night, and the darkness begins fading afterward.

This riddle is filed under How, What, Why Riddles and rated Medium.