Separation
Esther G. Belin
mile post 54
hwy 491
dirt road 192
1 1/4 miles west
there you should find a house
with a red metal roof
the house
that contains
my Navajo Education
lesson 38
not a bar
not a casino
not a hogan
it all began in a car
the kids are restless
tired of being confined to this holding tank
and this time it is cold
there is early snow calculated from the dark cloudy mountains
the kids are restless
tired of telling jokes
tired of playing “I Spy”
tired of tribal radio
assignment 38
1. diagram the separation
2. write a poem about the language not spoken
3. rearrange lines in symbolic order
assignment 39
1. diagram the separation
2. write a poem about the language not spoken
3. rearrange lines in symbolic order