I don't know how many times
I've fallen in love with you ,
How many times I've bowed down
Before your mesmerising beauty.

I'm here again,
Eyes feasting on your majestic sight,
You stand tall kissing the blue sky,
So bright and glittering,
Dazzling in the morning sun,
O' Mighty Kanchanjunga!
I feel so calm in your presence,
How can my soul pass by
Without taking notice of this spectacle?
I stare at you in awe and wonder,
O' Glorious Kanchanjunga!
The frozen wave of ice that I see
Makes me realise the truth,
Great things are possible
When man and mountain meets
Scaling the ladder called ' hope'.

NANDINI MITRA © NOVEMBER 26, 2023