Riddle 53

Riddle

No couch for me; I care not to be bound. No bed for me, yet my daughters are found. No grave for me, although I love the ground.

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What am I?

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I fear no traps nor hidden deceits. For God has given me these forms, and no one can stir me until they are stirred themselves.

The earth covers me, while the streams are secreted among the grass; I have no banks, and I am carried on wood that once supported wood.

Hung from my foot upon my head I go, and on the ground I leave my head-prints so; but my misfortunes many comrades know.

I bear a human's name after their death. The name remains empty, though sweet life has fled. Still, for the good, there is life after life's time.

Large is my head; within, the parts are small. I have one foot, but it is very tall. I give sleep, though I do not sleep at all.

Crimson of earth, a splendid color dyed; take care! Behind a prickly hedge, I hide. O happy, could I longer here abide!

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