Niagara Falls

Poetry Project  

T. S. L.

Untitled

Boast not thyself, Niagara,
    That thy deep song shall ne'er be o'er ―
The archangel's voice shall yet proclaim
    That thou and time shall be no more.

Boast not thyself, though God hath set
    His seal of glory on thee now;
For He shall veil thy glory yet,
    And take the rainbow from thy brow.

Thou, thou may'st sing a requiem o'er
    The grave of millions yet unborn;
Thy sun of glory too shall set ―
    The universe for thee shall mourn.

 

Back to Table Rock Album

Source: Table Rock Album and Sketches of the Falls and Scenery Adjacent. Buffalo: Steam Press of Thomas and Lathrops, copyright by Jewett, Thomas & Co.,1856c.1848