Monument Valley: A Postcard


      by Heidi L. Everett

          Squinting from the sun
                old woman Navajo
          drives sheep across
                    pallid wrinkles in the
          sand

          Raven black hair sharply
          parted, pulled
              taut
          in braided rope
              down her back
              and
          Deep valley
          winds wrestling
          vibrant emerald
          glowing
              pink
                fabric
              clinging, molding
          accenting
          staunch sensual thighs

          Trenches
                deep feet of crow
              in worn
              weathered face
          red
              as Earth
          stare towards
              the water hole as
          Yei Bichai dances
              over the horizon

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