(A response to a blog)
Oh! Niagara!
Whither thee the original Niagara?
Nature sculptured, Oh! Niagara!
Men and machines changed your curves
Whither thee the original Niagara?
Nature sculptured, Oh! Niagara!
Men and machines changed your curves
And detuned your roar!
Where were you Niagara! Where?
Was it not painful
When men cut tunnels around you,
Took away waters to those machines
Which churned power out of your magnanimity
To feed those in Buffalo city!
The Buffalo rejoiced!
But Oh! Niagara! You went quarter of what you were!
Yet, you never lost the majesty!
The enchanting beauty!
Drew visitors aplenty,
Remained a distant dream to me and that's the pity!
Keep roaring Oh!Niagara!
Keep roaring!
Keep that wonderful rainbow!
Keep it for thousands to enjoy!
One day, Oh! Niagara!
When I make it to your sanctum,
I shall stand still to listen
To your roar, I shall stand still to watch your beauty,
I shall stand still to feel your strength
I shall, perhaps stand still, till the last droplet fall over thee!
When I came across a blog, there was a poem on Niagara Falls and photograph. This came in close heels to complete documentary on Niagara on Public Broadcasting System, KERA while I was at Frisco, Dallas during February, 2010. The documentary traced the entire known history of Niagara. On reading the poem on the blog and seeing the photograph, I was tempted to compose the above ex-tempo with all what I gathered from KERA
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