Kanchenjunga

Third in line, the belly of the Giant
Words aplenty to describe our find

Long and tiring was the journey of 150
Not to mention it was too dusty

Race against time to see the sunset
Just in time, but the clouds upset

Frozen to death - "Oh what the hell!"
As the clouds moved away, the lights too fell

Pitch darkness fell after five
A saving grace was the stars in the sky

Our cameras searched the blackness in despair
Mountains of darkness stood all mighty - but we didn't care

For the jewel of the crown was hidden
A mighty view forbidden

All was for naught, we cried
"Oh! Don't fret my child..."

A soft glow whispered from the peaks
A saviour gracefully rising from the East

"Oh look!" Light drizzled upon the snow
The mighty began to finally show

The orb of the night arouse in splendour
The creatures on Earth were struck in wonder

As the snowcap basked in moonlight glory
A scene was etched in our life story



Night passed and the moon switched sides
Before dawn our eyes opened wide

We stood as the cold winds blew
The mountain's shine in the moonlight grew

And oh so silently a piece of sky turned gold
That such a beauty existed I was never told

Rays of the sun touched the giants head
With each blink, the colour spread

Majesty that dwarves anything before it
White, Gold and Red it was lit

Under the blue sky, such clear view
An opportunity that befalls on so few

For irony abounds good fortune
Nature plays a weird tune

Left and Right, cameras set to fly
Unnoticed, a pale moon said Goodbye

(Moonlit Kanchenjunga - Photo by Praveen A)

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