And Still the Sky is Pink and Blue

And Still the Sky is Pink and Blue by Joan Hill is a poetry collection consisting of at least 45 intimate and family-centred poems.


Excerpt from And Still the Sky is Pink and Blue by Joan Hill:


“This is the year I grew old 

knocked down by those 

who claimed

they meant no harm.

 

Though when it came to saving me 

each took his bite

trustee, lawyer, real estate agent 

and the biggest chunk of all

taken by the one who claimed 

he loved me most.

 

This is the year I grew old 

became aware of laws

careless of the lives they dislodge 

designed to break down walls

to shatter this house 

of strong timbers 

solid as rock.

 

This is the year I grew old 

my children and I

make our way alone,

our life ended

as sharply as the lines 

I slashed on paper 

reduced to a scarred 

charcoal image.”