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ALONE (TO REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD), by                    
First Line: No friend was near to share his solemn day
Last Line: To cheer his soul and warm his icy world.
Subject(s): Byrd, Richard Evelyn (1888-1957)


(To Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd)

No friend was near to share his solemn day,
No cheery smile nor listening ear to praise.
Alone lived Admiral Byrd, midst freezing winds,
Sharp driven snow, while through the long night's hell
In fury moaned the grim crevasse. He gave
Himself where others would have tried but failed.
From out the parka's fold brave eyes led on
That dauntless soul, undimmed through pain, fatigue
Near death. One leading goal was in his mind,
To find the truth of earth's uncharted main;
While comrades' love reached over frozen wastes
To cheer his soul and warm his icy world.





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