Answer:
Today he is there to trip you up. And he will torture you tomorrow. Yet he is also there to ease the pain, when you are lost in grief and sorrow.
A red drum which sounds without being touched, and grows silent, when it is touched.
What is that which, though black itself, enlightens the world without burning?
With sharp edged wit and pointed poise. It can settle disputes without making a noise.
What can stand in place of a country but still fold away in a drawer?
Iām grown from darkness but shine with a pale light. Very round I am and always a lady's delight.