Category: Niagara Falls Poetry
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Le Niagara by Louis Honoré Fréchette
L’onde majestueuse avec lenteur s’écoule ; Puis, sortant tout à coup de ce calme trompeur, Furieux, et frappant les échos de stupeur, Dans l’abîme sans fond le fleuve immense croule. C’est la Chute ! son bruit de tonnerre fait peur Même aux oiseaux errants, qui s’éloignent en foule Du gouffre formidable où l’arc-en-ciel déroule…
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Nature’s Wonder by Ruth Sullivan
The falls of Niagara roll on, and on, Tumbling and tossing, hither and yon, Foaming and frothing over rocks, and shale, Forever and ever, on its ancient trail. Down through the rapids the water flows, Twirling, and swirling as onward it goes, Not a heed for anything on its way, As it gains momentum, day…
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Niagara Beautiful by Samuel R. Cristelli
Fine sprays, colored rainbows, Rushing waters, winter snows. Majestically she roars her might, Niagara, a truly beautiful sight! Hark! Let us lend an ear To rumbling sounds that are so near Recognize her music with pride, To Niagara! a drink we’ll imbibe! Breathlessly we watch on a cold winter’s night When NIagara waters are frozen tight…
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From Queenston Heights by Charles Sangster
….Eleven. Welcome to the Sabbath bells ! A blessing and a welcome ! At this hour One prays for me at home, two hundred miles From where I lounge along the grassy knoll, Far up upon this classic hill. The air Hath a delicious feeling, as it breathes Its autumn breath upon…
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Niagara Powerhouse by Joseph Housley
Source: Niagara Powerhouse by Joseph Housley was first published in Nashville Review, Issue 39, December 2022. Joseph Housley’s poems have appeared in The New York Quarterly, Nashville Review, The Shore, and Sixth Finch, as well as other journals and anthologies. He was selected for a residency at Hewnoaks and received an MFA in poetry…