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Poem – LA BÊTE DE GÉVAUDAN: 1764-1767 (THE BEAST OF GEVAUDAN) (By Ray Gallucci)

September 29, 2026 Antarctica Journal

LA BÊTE DE GÉVAUDAN: 1764-1767 (THE BEAST OF GEVAUDAN) (Based partly on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_Gevaudan and translations from http://www.dinosoria.com/bete_gevaudan.htm and http://facteurx.chez.com/betegevaudan.htm) What devastated Central France three centuries ago? “A Wolfman Beast” said those who glanced and dodged this deadly foe. “La Bête de Gévaudan” – from Hell some thought this demon came. Yet only kids and women killed, no […]

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Poetry – In Williamsburg (By Ray Gallucci)

September 25, 2026 Antarctica Journal

IN WILLIAMSBURG In Williamsburg we learn How freedom ours was earned, At least for lucky born Of alabaster skin. Their independence claimed By declaration famed That Founding Fathers framed, Though was still had to win. But if from continent Of African descent, Whatever effort spent Was not for likes of you. Four score and seven years Still had to bear […]

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Poem – BANG FOR THE BUCK (By Ray Gallucci)

September 25, 2026 Antarctica Journal

BANG FOR THE BUCK (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/extinction_causes; http://en.wikipedia.org/Wilkes_Land_crater; http://www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org/overview.html; http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/erthboom.htm; http://tulane.edu/~sanelson/Natural_Disasters/impact.htm) There’ve been five big ones that we know That dealt a cataclysmic blow To life existing on the earth And one to which the moon gave birth. It’s speculated early two Occurred when earth grew hot then cooled So melting, freezing glacial mass Caused ocean level changes vast. […]

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Poem – The Horse’s Tale (By Ray Gallucci)

September 22, 2026 Antarctica Journal

THE HORSE’S TALE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Horse) The story of the Trojan Horse Owes little to Homeric source. Its mention in the Odyssey’s About as brief as brief can be. It took a Roman to explain (Descendence from the Trojans claim) The tale of Grecian subterfuge, Epitome of classic ruse. For Virgil in Aeneid’sverse Records events of equine curse, Although […]

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Poem – DISTURBING THE PEACE (By Ray Gallucci)

September 16, 2026 Antarctica Journal

DISTURBING THE PEACE (see “Velikovsky’s Ghost Returns – The Electric Universe,” by Michael Goodspeed [http://www.soulsofdistortion.nl/e_universe1.html]) Amazing how little we know Of history from so long ago Regarding our planets and sun And how what we’ve now had begun. Accepted is theory that all Evolved from primordial ball Condensed down from hydrogen gas That fused to form sun’s […]

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Poem – ROMAN RUMINATION (By Ray Gallucci)

September 9, 2026 Antarctica Journal

ROMAN RUMINATION I went to visit ancient Rome, But found it never fell. Its buildings may seem crumbled stone, But it’s alive and well. Its mighty temples still exist Though in an altered form. Its rings of gold and amethyst Still fingers rich adorn. For in the City Vatican The emperor still reigns, Descended from Octavian, […]

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Poem – WILL YOU BE HERE? (By Ray Gallucci)

September 8, 2026 Antarctica Journal

WILL YOU BE HERE? When swollen Sun burns red the sky, Will you be salty basin dry? When Moon is just a distant speck, Will you no longer coastlines wreck? When Venus orbits sun no more, Will you, like Mars, be endless shore? When comet last has Sunward plunged, Will you be memory expunged? When you […]

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Poem – GREATEST STORY EVER RETOLD (By Ray Gallucci)

August 24, 2026 Antarctica Journal

GREATEST STORY EVER RETOLD What if there were Sith Jedis battled with, Not just movie myth? What if Force were real? Would its Light appeal, Or the Dark us steal? Yoda Master of Force of Nature’s love Given from above? Messianic tale Of a Savior failed? Soul in Darkness jailed? But at end redeemed […]

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Poem – LIFE AFTER DEATH (By Ray Gallucci)

August 22, 2026 Antarctica Journal

LIFE AFTER DEATH (One Day in Pompeii) We walk the stones of Pompeii Where grooves from chariots live And try to fathom that day When Mt. Vesuvius heaved. The mountain belched now and then Whenever Vulcan saw fit To blow his bellows again And clean his forges of grit. Some smoke and ashes the norm. The […]

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Poem – Aversion (By Ray Gallucci)

August 20, 2026 Antarctica Journal

AVERSION No rhythm, rhyme? That’s such a crime! Just passing prose Does not compose A poem. For such Needs structured touch For it to be Called poetry. To me, free verse Is just a curse Of laziness That’s patternless. For all it takes Is random breaks To be dispensed ‘Mid sentences. About Ray Gallucci: I am a Professional […]

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