Tower of thunder,
a thundering flood,
a mountain of water
all crashing down
falling in squalls,
a huge watery wall
of torrential halls,
your cataracts astound
crashing all around,
like thunder raining down,
your turbulent roar
drowning all other sounds
first published in Poetry Atlas
also published in Hoopeston Chronicle News
also published in Illinois State Poetry Society
©2013 Bonnie Manion