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Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies 23.2 (2002) 97-98
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Homeland
Della Frank
I feel so sad Around here In the Fall
The Sunlight drifts into my home
From the south side of the earth
My prayers are more quiet and reflect: Earth People Animals
Things that matter In life This life!
I feel so sad Around here In the Fall
The strong currents of the wind Have changed their position
The breeze appear to be: Cool Strong Aggressive
My mother is preparing for the Winter Months
Three hours from now She is preparing... Humming quietly.
I feel so sad Around here In the Fall
The memories become more pronounced Around this time of year
My mother was born In the Colorado Mountains In the middle of the
winter
A bear came In the night The night of my mother's birth This bear
played And
played In the back of the old tent The tent where my mother was born
And
played one last time And then it let out a loud cry before it went back
down the
side of the cold cold mountain My mother was born in this way Her
celebration
continues today. [End Page 97]
It is now:
The presence of my grandmother Is pronounced today A breeze filters
gently into
my home The cries of birds The distant barking of dogs The
galloping of strong
horses Horses of many colors They snort and dance wildly All this
reminds me
of home Back home.
I feel so sad Around here In the Fall
Della Frank has been writing for sixteen years. She is currently the Principal of Naschitti Elementary School on the Navajo Reservation. She has three children and eight grandchildren.
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