Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

ABOVE EVEREST

When flying from Nepal to Thailand,
I was given a “good-side” seat;
And, as I looked out the plane window,
The view I saw was really neat.

For breaking through a thick sheet of cloud
Were the high Himalayan peaks;
And, rising the highest of them all,
Mount Everest – heaven bespeaks!

© David Franks/WalkaboutsVerse 2003