Niagara

Niagara sends her watery heralds Dashing to the depths of hell Great spiraling mists invade the trembling air Spewing forth the devil's legions Into billowing shrouds of aqueous fire The rocks explode Like a thousand roaring lions Leaping headlong in carnivorous chase Trumpets sound on the errant wind And blazing there From jagged cliffs— A banner bold Arcs across the awakening scene— The Seven Colored Bow Christened by angelic wings Shoots its burning arrow deep Into the darkest doubt of blinking Man And sets his new-made heart afire Behold the final triumph of the victor And know the majesty Of God. ~ Laurence Overmire (Previously published in Niagara Falls Poetry Project, Feb.2001; The Pleasant Unicorn, Feb.2001; Twins: Superhero Issue 12,2001)