the pale green grasses stood knee high<\/p>\n
the tin god rode into the field on his<\/p>\n
wooden horse<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
he showed no spirit but strained his eyes<\/p>\n
in his restless and annoyed manner<\/p>\n
the sun shone high in the cloudless sky<\/p>\n
and the heat could be felt under his worn coat<\/p>\n
decorated with his red and blue medals,<\/p>\n
ribbons, and pins which hung heavily as<\/p>\n
accomplishments of his past battles<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
he smiled as he pulled on the bit of Xeelo<\/p>\n
because he knew no one would enter this pasture<\/p>\n
hidden behind Mount Parnassos in this hot valley<\/p>\n
His dismount was stiff and stately<\/p>\n
the tin clanked against the stirrups<\/p>\n
sending the birds reeling to the treetops:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
a fanfare for his efforts.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
he saw in the treetops the mountain’s shadows<\/p>\n
and saw the glade where he had eaten goat<\/p>\n
and rice the day before over a brazier<\/p>\n
Janos had comforted him and given him<\/p>\n
the new directions and his new coat of mail<\/p>\n
they fitted light on his shoulders and<\/p>\n
were comfortable when out of the sunlight<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
this he concluded as he squatted in the grass.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Janos is serious but then<\/p>\n
he is sure to be laughing at the sight<\/p>\n
and welcoming this god to rest in any oven<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
being neither iceberg nor island but rather tin<\/p>\n
planting a flagless pole next to his horse<\/p>\n
the Hero relieves himself before anybody comes.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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