Siem Reap, Cambodia
April 2006

She was nurtured in the green rice paddies.
She blossomed through the incessant rays of the sun.
Her red dress and colorful bracelets
invited the attention of the passersby,
me included.
Signalling our driver cum tour guide to stop,
I got down of the car and tamed the wild spirit in her
with my one powerful weapon:
my camera.