You may doubt it, but I've see it What lays beyond all oceans Never would one imagine How easily all can be deceived By a few books and a map It is true that ice lays beyond our borders In every direction it is inescapable Some have pondered, guessed or seen this Yet none but I know What lies beyond even that For you see this earth we are on This place we call the world Is but a mere portion A section of the plate Those things beyond it Can scare be imagined Unless seen with the naked eye And even then they may induce madness To eyes like yours So readily accustomed to deception