Swirling waters
embrace the cliff
with ardor… with
the passion of a lover.
Sparkling diamonds
reach for the skies,
then they crash
with the sound and fury
of clashing cymbals.
The moon dances
a silver waltz…
romancing with the waves,
as the world sleeps.
From the simmering summer
to the icy snows of winter
the show goes on…
Gleeful torrents spread
their whipped cream
of joy into the foaming waters.
Showing off nature’s landmark
of unbridled freedom;
endlessly it flaunts
its tranquil liberty
at the world, a place
where only chaos reigns.
Source: Sheila Thadani, 2026
Cascading Freedom was entered into the Niagara Falls Poetry Project’s 25th Anniversary Poetry Contest.
Sheila Thadani is a writer and a poet; she has a M.A. and has written a column for Hi-Rise Magazine, her articles have appeared in Substack. Her poetry has been published in The Wave-Kelp Journal, Tiny Seed Journal, The Dissident Voice, Literary Veganism, W.P.D.Congress and others; and Anthologies, “Emerging Earth” and “From Here to There.” She has won prizes for “The Moral Abyss, Quest for Peace, Woven Fabric, Weeping Earth, Lost Spring of Love, and others.