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This poem is described as the greatest poem of all time. The poem tells the story of two gold miners during the Yukon Gold Rush, one of whom, Sam McGee, hates the cold of the North, and it's not until his death that he finally gets some much needed relief. It begins with the line, "There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold."
If you ask me, better than Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman all put together.
— Episode: Ep. 584: Are Governor’s Tags Un-American...
Episode: Ep. 584: Are Governor’s Tags Un-American?
This poem is described as the greatest poem of all time. The poem tells the story of two gold miners during the Yukon Gold Rush, one of whom, Sam McGee, hates the cold of the North, and it's not until his death that he finally gets some much needed relief. It begins with the line, "There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold."
If you ask me, better than Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman all put together.
The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold.
There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold.
The Northern lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see was that night on the marge of Lake LaBarge. I cremated Sam McGee.