Le Tombeau de Henri Mouhot (1826-1861)

(T. U.-P.)

Hidden below Namkhan dust road asleep

We walked too far, turn’d back on Tiger Trail

The tomb of white o’er bridge in jungle deep

 

Angkor was found by chance out near Siem Reap

He rests where river winds shelter’d from gale

Hidden below Namkhan dust road asleep

 

Ta Prohm was where the Tree God’s roots would creep

"Le Tour du Monde" he drew and wrote the tale

The tomb of white o’er bridge in jungle deep

 

Laos by day o’er rocky steps we leap

A tortoise shell or outer hull of snail

Hidden below Namkhan dust road asleep

 

Away from fam’ly and from friends to weep

A sin ‘gainst snakes in Neak Pean’s shrine tail

Tombeau d’Henri Mouhot in jungle deep

 

His Rup look’d like a termite mound so steep

Many follow Mekong too far and fail

Hidden below Namkhan dust road asleep

The tomb of white o’er bridge in jungle deep