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Hazel Bell Nicholas
 
THE WILD GEESE
(1st place, Mass. ’99)
VILLANELLE FOR SUNSETS 
(1st in Okla. ’99)
 
BIOGRAPHY
 
 
 
THE WILD GEESE (1st place, Mass. ’99)
 
The measured beating of my heart today
Portrays, in part, the wild geese in their flight,
Oh how I long to rise and fly away
And rest beside the cattails in the night.
 
Their plaintive cries touch ever in my soul
And I can almost feel their fanning wings,
But here I am, earthbound and I must stroll
Alone; life will not refund sweeter things.
 
Then they are gone. Daybreak is almost here
And autumn sunrise smears the eastern sky;
Will songs be mine to fill my heart with cheer?
Or find the wild geese flying make me cry?
 
Forever there will be unrest inside
And on the waves of conflict I must ride
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VILLANELLE FOR SUNSETS (1st in Okla. ’99) 
 

When I see sunsets ply the western sky 

With angel hair, all hues, as rainbows bright, 

It seems that naught on earth could go awry. 
 

I needed all these clouds to glorify 

And all my minute worries seem so trite, 

When I see sunsets ply the western sky. 
 

Such intense beauty makes me want to cry 

And all the while it fills me with delight, 

When I see sunsets ply the western sky. 
 

The vapor clouds then seem to liquefy 

And I am drowned in purple of twilight; 

It seems that naught on earth could go awry. 
 

The sunsets mesmerize me as I lie 

Secure, so like an older neophyte; 

When I see sunsets ply the western sky 

It seems that naught on earth could go awry 
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Hazel Bell Nicholas has been selling poetry, articles, photographs and essays since 1951. She has self-published and sold five hard-back books of poetry.
Presently she writes a weekly column, "Voices from Lake Country Manor," where she is a volunteer. She enters and wins state contests, including eight states in ’99.
She considers God as her source of inspiration and talent.
 
 
 
 
 
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