Poems riddles

Large as a mountain, small as a pea, Endlessly swimming in a waterless sea.

I am slim and tall, many find me desirable and appealing, they touch me and I give a false good feeling, once I shine in splendor, but only once and then no more, for many I am "to die for".

I’m teary-eyed but never cry, silver-tongued, but never lie. double-winged, but never fly, air-cooled, but never dry. What am I?

Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin, Light enough to caress the sky, Hard enough to crack rocks.

It can be cracked, it can be made, It can be told, it can be played. What is it?

A slender body, a tiny eye, no matter what happens, I never cry. What am I?

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?

It can't be seen, can't be felt, can't be heard and can't be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, and empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, ends life and kills laughter. What is it?

With thieves I consort, with the vilest, in short, I'm quite at ease in depravity; Yes all divines use me, And savants can't lose me, For I am the center of gravity.

I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place.