Such a feelings coming over me
There is wonder in most everything I see
Not a cloud in the sky
Got the sun in my eyes
And I wont be surprised if its a dream...(The Carpenters)

The last explorer on earth has died.
Sir Edmund Hillary (I hate the word Hillary 'Clinton') is resting in heaven,
Being the first person to climb to the summit of Mt. Everest,
He was on the top of the world,
Much like Neil Armstrong and Apollo Eleven.
He was a meek beekeeper who the world by storm,
When he had accomplished the feat,
frostbitely cold never warm.
To go where no man has gone before,
like Captain Kirk said,
Not too many make it alive,
too many have tried and they became dead.
So kudos to you Sir Hillary (I hate the sound of the word)
-you will be remembered.

(1-10-2008)

Joe Rosochacki

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/top-of-the-world-dedicated-to-sir-edmund-hillary/