THE EXPLORER

by David G Dickenson


THE ICE WIDE SENTINELS STAND AND WATCH
AND FEED THEIR HARDENED SPIRITS BARE
TO CAST THEIR UNFORGIVING FROWN
ON MEN LIKE SCOTT WHO CAME TO TO DARE

OF THIS WHITE CITY'S HARDENED SHELL
BRAVE NEW SOULS ENCOUNTERED HELL
TO FACE THIS UNFORGIVING LAND
FOR MAN'S ATTEMPT AT ICE COMMAND

WITH STINTED VIEW AND VALIANT HEART
THIS STALWART PASSAGE TO IMPART
TO REACH THE POLE WITHOUT DISGRACE
AND FIND ANOTHER FLAG IN PLACE

SO HOMEWARD, QUEST WITH DOGGED MIGHT
AND FACE THE SNOW CLAD BLINDING LIGHT
UNTIL THE DOGGED CONQUEST FAILED
AND ONE BY ONE THEIR SOULS IMPALED

YET FACT REMAINS THESE FERVENT FEW
FOUGHT HARD TO SURVIVE THEIR VALIANCE GREW
TO BRING NO SHAME ON SAILOR CREW
FOR MEN LIKE SCOTT , EXAMPLES TRUE.