If you are in Cambodia Angkor Wat has to be somewhere you have to visit. It is a massive temple complex. You could spend weeks wandering around it from temple to temple – in fact I’d love to do just that.
We started off at one of the minor temples before heading for the main event!
It was shrouded in early morning mist!
Tangled Roots And Temples
Tangled roots and temples
Intertwined
Organic beauty
Juxtaposing elegance.
The majesty of man
Modified
And dwarfed
By the awe of nature.
Great tree trunks
Magnificent
Reaching for heaven
Spires in their wake.
Yet together as one
Greater
A work of great art
Synergy of man and nature
That is real truth
Celebration
Of wonder and awe
Harmony with the universe.
Opher – 8.2.2021
This was a poem inspired by the temples of Angkor Wat. The majestic jungle trees festooning the ancient temple walls with their incredible roots.
For me it was poetry in natural form.
The juxtaposition of the organic natural with the angular manmade structures created a majestic form greater than either.
The temples were constructed to worship a fictional god.
Nature had taken over.
But together they were a real celebration of the wonder of forever.
