The Same in This As Other Lands

Text of Poem	He bows his head against the wind that dries the muscles of his hands and chills the poor and needy folk the same in this as other lands. Mud and the litter on his boots witness the chores that he has done, how many stables has he cleaned and never owned a part of one? His helpless eyes watch time unfold vague leaves of promise everywhere that are not written in his tongue though he is often mentioned there. The same in this as other lands he grinds his labor for our bread working the daily miracle by which the multitude is fed.
First Line	He bows his head against the wind
Original Pub Location	Poetry
Original Publication Date	1940
Original Citation	Poetry 56 (Aug 1940) 263.
Complete Poems	40
Hearst Collections	The Sun at Noon 31, Man and His Field 23, Landmark and Other Poems 58.
Word Count	103
Variant	Much variation in whether "in" and "as" should be capitalized. Could be detailed specifically, but may be too trivial to worry about.
Poetic Form	closed
Themes	farming work
Twitter Quote	how many stables has he cleaned / and never owned a part of one?

Search UNI