Sunrise at Nagarkot

He is a lucky person to be able to wander in the Himalayas , clicking sunrises at dawn, that too, at the onset of winter. This is at Nagarkot, Nepal.

(photo by Kavi Arasu )

Rarified gold
in the midst of
Sagarmatha ***
and Kanchenjunga,
He emerges
...at dawn
acknowledging
the
loitering
and crowding
clouds,
watched by
geriatric mountains.





And just sometimes,
He is overcome,
by the crowds at Nagarkot
all single mindedly
shivering
and
focusing
cameras
on His arrival,
and takes refuge
behind the pines
on the hill.

A deep breath later,
emerging,
simply
and undeniably,
icy hot.

*** Mt. Everest in local parlance