Threnody:
On the Razing of Sandy Hook
Elementary School
Back out of all this now too much for us
Back out of all this now too much for us
Back out of all this now too much for us
—Robert
Frost, from “Directive” (Steeple Bush,
1947)
It was a school. It
is a school no more.
Weep . . ., for
the echoes won’t be
quelled. A small boy brings
what little things
he can to help his
teachers feel less sad,
could make them glad –
two Devil’s Eyes. Observe
his ironclad
innocence. Behold
his baby teeth.
Don’t look for
footprints. Do not lay a wreath.
Weep for what
little things could make them glad.
© Catherine Chandler, October 2013
© Catherine Chandler, October 2013