Southern Thule

So far from any human habitation
gripped by southern winter's icy hands,
devoid of resting place. No research station,

memories of polar exploration.
Shackleton did not sleep here. These lands
so far from any human habitation

do not source telemetric information,
chart the weather or the currents. Strands
devoid of resting place or research station

became a casus belli, demonstration
of imperial designs. What hands
so far from any human habitation

raised the flag? What feelings move a nation
to begin a war of cold commands
devoid of resting? Place no research station

on this other Thule, this location
marked by pointless war and frozen sands--
so far from any human habitation,
devoid of resting place or research station.

Wikipedia on Southern Thule

Available! High-Voltage Lines, Knocking from Inside