Land Boat (a riddle) Call it a land boat of sorts the poles are masts raised into place every morning, flags flapping a beckoning semaphore these ropes resemble oars planted in the ground each pulling parallel to the other with some distant drumbeat canvas flaps and catches in the breeze spreads to a winding of cranks if the wind is right it will lift and breathe ribs bending outward like an animal and when it leaves it leaves at night and trails a wake of sawdust on the ground, trampled grass where feet have been

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