In The Southern Antarctic

It is said that in the Antarctic only fungi does grow
Though they ought to tell us something we do not know
About the planet's coldest land from anywhere far away
Where a person could only live for a brief stay
Yet in the cold waters of the Antarctic some fish and mammals and birds are known for to thrive
Many life forms do well where humans could not hope to survive
Us humans who outlive most species to die frail and old
Could not hope to live for long periods of time in extreme heat or cold
And though some talk of living in universal planets elsewhere
In the icy Antarctic humans cannot live there
The most successful life form on Planet Earth us humans may be
Though unprotected in extreme weather temperatures we would perish quickly
But in the Southern Antarctic where the icy winds blow
Some life forms known to thrive in the great land of snow.