Travel Thailand Haiku - Ayutthaya Buddha Still Meditating Poem by john tiong chunghoo

Ayutthaya
the Buddha still
in meditation

Ayutthaya sacking
a detachment from world
the buddha still in meditation

Ayutthaya
the buddha meditates while
the world fights out their desires

Ayutthaya
i carry the ruins of
a sacked town in me

Ayutthaya
permanent scars
temple and palace ruins

ayutthaya
taking odds and blessings
in the calmness of the buddha

Ayutthaya was sacked in 1767 by the Burmese and never recovered to its former grandeur, then dubbed as one of the most dynamic cities in Asia.