...lost in time - 139

' ...lost in time - 139 '

The jungle temple of " Beng Mealea " - Cambodia.

Beng Mealea, Beng Mealea, home of Shiva
Submerged in a sea of green
Beng Mealea, Beng Mealea, keeper of the heart
Shiva's devotees swirling in between
Birds call out in the trees
Flowers lost in rivers of vines
Smothered by voracious roots
Shadows follow the creeping sun

Beneath the jungle cover
In the dark galleries abound
Songs of Beng Mealea
Only the Neak Ta are around

Beng Mealea, Beng Mealea so still and dark
Sun passing over fallen walls
Tranquil moss covered courtyards
Only enough space to crawl

Dark blue millennium corridors
Damp with hundreds of rains
These corridors of long ago
Sastras in gold and stories told

Now the forest watches in wonder
Learning the secrets cast away
Crossroads to Wat Phu and Preah Vihear
Kings deliberate their ancient ways

Beng Mealea, Beng Mealea, with gods on high
Shiva spoke to these kings of old
Told them of the sacred ways
Told them of the mountains far away

Shadows bending into darkness
Dancing apsaras on lotus ponds
Towers looming in Kingly minds
Beng Mealea, Beng Mealea, a glory gone