Poem analysis, Potatoes by Linda Hogan

About the Author
 Linda Hogan is a native american of Chikasaw decent. She was raised in the Native American reservations of Oklahoma and Denver, but also traveled a lot as a child. She is a Novelist and an Environmentalist. She has written many poems many of which connect with her concerns about the environment and the history of the native americans.
In this poem Linda talks about a potato as if it is her daughter. the potato stays in the dark, for a long time just as her daughter would before she is born. They live in two different worlds and do not meet, until she digs up the potato and they finally meet. As the potato is eaten she is receiving a gift from the earth.
 I am not sure if i interpreted this poem properly, but i did a little bit of research and did my best to understand it.