Sigiriya

Some things you have to see

Some things you have to join in their environment

To get the full impact of their presence

Their domination

Their magnetism

Their dwarfing of everything around them

Unattainable from photograph or film

If you haven’t breathed in its presence

If you are not engulfed by its domination

If you are not struck by insignificance

If you haven’t touched it

If you haven’t embarked on the vertical journey to the top

If you haven’t met the ladies face to face

You haven’t seen Sigiriya