Jungle

Seeded stone split, bred
shoots, roots—life strangled secrets
for a thousand years.
Monkey

Five-fingered feet lope,
thief gibbering at lost gods.
Beast with human eyes.
Stream

Stone bed monsoon-filled,
liquid glass running over
carvings magnified. 

The Khmer (Cambodian) Empire once ruled over much of Southeast Asia, and its kings left behind magnificent temples, wonders of architecture, that can be visited today in Cambodia. I have visited the temples of Angkor many times, and they are not quite like anything else I have ever seen.