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Cartoon – Grain Elevator

February 23, 2026 Antarctica Journal

Humor

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote – Art

February 23, 2026 Antarctica Journal

“There is no surer way of evading the world than by Art, and no surer way of uniting with it than by Art.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Poem – Big Bang for Little Billy (By Donal Mahoney)

February 22, 2026 Antarctica Journal

Big Bang for Little Billy This was the first Christmas Billy was old enough to speak when he saw his gifts under the sparkling tree. His parents were waiting to hear what he’d say. Billy laughed and jumped and clapped his hands. With a big smile, he shouted “Santa brought me these!” Then Daddy picked Billy up, bounced him on his knee and whispered […]

Poetry

Poem – Earthquake (By David Russell)

February 22, 2026 Antarctica Journal

Earthquake What happened? There was a fault. What’s a fault? It’s when one piece of the earth juts above another. Why does that happen? Because the explosion down below Goes on forever. But was that fault anybody’s? It was the earth’s; it’s beyond us. The seething energy-city, ever greedy to accelerate. Did its makers long to sharpen that fault, […]

Poetry

Nelson Mandela Quote – Human Compassion

February 22, 2026 Antarctica Journal

“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learned how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” – Nelson Mandela

Adlai Stevenson Quote – Principles

February 21, 2026 Antarctica Journal

“It is often easier to fight for a principle than to live up to it.” – Adlai Stevenson

Poem – Remnants (By Gary Beck)

February 21, 2026 Antarctica Journal

Text design featuring the words 'Soul Fountain Poetry' in a stylized font.

Remnants The once proud avenues of vaunted shops now are deserted. Only the ghosts of employees past haunt the cobwebbed stores, all that remains of the departed unable to get other jobs, abandoned by their masters, unable to adapt to changing circumstances, conditioned to servitude, unfit for opportunities limited to the few capable of functioning in the Information Age.