Secrets of Niagara Falls

The book lay closed; each page encased in ice,
Photo copyright Mike Fraser till languid eons breathed candescent mist,
releasing knowledge, drip by ponderous drip....


Twelve thousand years ago, Niagara shaped
its first intent; a trickled thoroughfare
along a chasm scarcely there. It swelled,
became a torrent -- nudging, pushing, filled
with rampant longings, surging onward, thrust
of power building, frothing thunder leaping!

The source has birthed a sorcerer who hurls
ebullient roars of ecstasy, wears robes
of lucent majesty. The crowds are hushed,
bewitched by spells of wonderment and awe.


The book has now been opened; secrets pour
from cores of centuries. But who can read
the fluid script -- and who can understand?
This photo was taken in 1999 by my son, Michael.

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(c) 2001 Laryalee Fraser


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