the boy under

they pull
the boy from the lake.
blue
and still,
white as the snow
that lay upon the cracked
ice,
his skates still on,
coins
in his pockets,
a small knife, a rabbit's
foot.
marbles.
the things boys keep.
other boys will go under,
drown,
as this one did,
but for now,
this one will do,
for a winter sorrow.