BESIDE THE POLE.
BY SINBAD. As “'ilkius wends his weary way across the frozen sea, A dreary Christma‘stide was his. with little Christmas cheer— And penguin in the place of goose, a . bird. it seems to rue, ' “'hich is not nice to dine upon, if all be true I hearr I wonder how he spent the day, down there beside the pole? ' Did he hang up some mistletoe, and kiss the second mate? And did a. call from Santa Claus bring . pleasure to his soul, And leave within his sealskin boots gifts to appreciate? Perhaps his 'thoughts to carols turned and he. set forth to make A call on Mr Richard Byrd, and sang to him "Noel"; Perhaps he made a Christmas tree, a Polar Christmas cake, For that the icing on the top he could provide quite well. Perhaps on pasti‘n‘aes such as these he
spent his Christmastide, Employing one or two brief hours in relaxation gay; Perhaps—which is more likely far—he sought the spaces wide, In steadfast exploration, as on any other day.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18645, 26 December 1928, Page 1
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