Survivors of a shipwreck, some with wings,
Clamber onto shore. A winged horse -- not Pegasus --
Is tied to a small tree that believes it's a palm.
Two winged men --was there a sale on wings? --
Wear hats and argue over a length of rope.
The figures and the rocks seem French or Italian;
The tree to the right, though, is Hiroshige's. It's plain
These trees, rocks, horse and men are all castaways
From other drawings, waiting to be rescued. Meanwhile,
They've kept an open space in the middle distance
In case Mt. Fuji should appear turning them all
Into citizens of an ukiyo-e.
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