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THE TWO POLES.
The Poles, which had been lost for ages,
Discovered are at last;
Brave men toiled on by weary stages,
Through snow and howling blast,
With frozen feet and cheeks they hurried,
with frozen hands and ears,
And solved the problem which had worried
The world a thousand years.
And terrors dire came for th to greet them,
And dangers thronged the way;
And polar bears oft tried to eat them,
As horses eat their hay.
The Arctic night came down and found them
Intrepid in the gloom]
And Arctic phantoms shrieked around them,
And wailed of death and doom.
Yet uncomplaining and undaunted
Did these explorers roam,
Until they found the poles they wanted,
And shipped the blamed things home.
Thus victory comes to the bidder
Who pays the price of toil;
And I'm ashamed when I consider
How I raise huge turmoil
O' er little obstacles that face me
When I my task pursue;
I plainly see it must disgrace me
To raise a howdydo.
So after this I'll be like Peary
And Amundsen the bold,
And struggle on, though heart be weary,
And both my feet are cold.
Uncle Walt
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The Poet Philosopher
Walt Mason
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This file contains poems and letters dedicated to Robert Peary and the 1909 expedition to the North Pole. Also included are poems relating to Frederick Cook and his claim of reaching the North Pole first.
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"ocrText": "THE TWO POLES.\nThe Poles, which had been lost for ages,\nDiscovered are at last;\nBrave men toiled on by weary stages,\nThrough snow and howling blast,\nWith frozen feet and cheeks they hurried,\nwith frozen hands and ears,\nAnd solved the problem which had worried\nThe world a thousand years.\nAnd terrors dire came for th to greet them,\nAnd dangers thronged the way;\nAnd polar bears oft tried to eat them,\nAs horses eat their hay.\nThe Arctic night came down and found them\nIntrepid in the gloom]\nAnd Arctic phantoms shrieked around them,\nAnd wailed of death and doom.\nYet uncomplaining and undaunted\nDid these explorers roam,\nUntil they found the poles they wanted,\nAnd shipped the blamed things home.\nThus victory comes to the bidder\nWho pays the price of toil;\nAnd I'm ashamed when I consider\nHow I raise huge turmoil\nO' er little obstacles that face me\nWhen I my task pursue;\nI plainly see it must disgrace me\nTo raise a howdydo.\nSo after this I'll be like Peary\nAnd Amundsen the bold,\nAnd struggle on, though heart be weary,\nAnd both my feet are cold.\nUncle Walt\n-\nThe Poet Philosopher\nWalt Mason"
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