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scott wheeler - angkor wat lyrics

angkor wat, january 7, 2014
our day began among labyrinthine khmer temples:
angkor thom had seductive carvings ta prohm was
overrun by freakish trees
i watched you explore, like a human teddy bear
suddenly, i just had to tell you, and this is still true:
“you are more beautiful than michelangelo’s david.”

january 7, angkor wat
at midday we relaxed in relief from the sun
no nap for you – you wanted to write
your words were a gift to me, and they still give:
“it has been such a powerful experience to walk
among these ruins
i feel a sense of peace and wonder here.”

january 7, 2014
as we walked the causeway toward angkor wat, it
seemed to hover above the earth
silent, we contemplated this place, what it meant
to those who built it and what it said to us now
later, we climbed to the top level and stood among
shadows of vast lotus towers
our guide described it as a depiction of heaven –
sacred beyond words
for us it will always be so
january 7. january 7…
my last words to you were mundane, i’m afraid:
“where is the staircase down?”
i have tried again and again to remember your
response, but i cannot. i can’t
words don’t much matter, of course. love shared in
that moment is all that endures
i took five steps to find our next path through the maze
and in an instant, from that immense heaven of
stone, you flew

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