P.S: I just heard that Nepal (great place to visit) has become a republic. Here's a toast to that...

Poem 23 of 230, walkaboutsverse.741.com: 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!

(C) David Franks 2003