History & Politics
A Mujik
From The Laughing Willow (1918)
History & Politics
The Mujik wears a costume weird
Consisting of a fuzzy beard,
A sheep-skin blouse (the wool inside)
And breeks astonishingly wide,
Made from the fur of North sea Whales,
And Yak-hide boots with big brass nails.
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Herford, Oliver. “A Mujik.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/153/.
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Herford, Oliver. “A Mujik.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/153/.
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