THE HIMALAYAS <br /> <br />Though hundreds of men have scaled <br />up it's back, <br />It forever retains it's pristine beauty <br />and virginity! <br />Clad in its eternal mantle of pure <br />whiteness, <br />Stands that lofty citadel of ice and <br />snow, <br />A place where the very God's dwell! <br /> <br />On reaching it's summit up high, <br />It is not the peak we only conquer <br />each time; <br />But we conquer ourselves! <br />Displaying indomitable will and <br />human sprit, <br />To rise above all earthly fetters! <br />To aspire and to reach, <br />Where only the brave, the courageous, <br />and the stout-hearted, <br />Do dare, and forever excel! <br /> -Raj Nandy <br /> New Delhi <br /> 16 Mar 08<br /><br />RAJ NANDY<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-himalayas-2/
