The siblings call in triumph;

At last!

It’s done!

They proudly stand before

Four cardinal walls of Snow

–

The beast watches

She plots!
She prowls!

This wretched construction

Has no place in her yard

–

The smaller sees her first

What’s that?

Look out!

A monster with a black pelt

Is racing towards their fort

–

The fiendish creature strikes

A slash!

A Kick!

The East falls, her attack is bold

And her retreat is swift

–

The siblings are not daunted

Fight back!

Take this!
They have prepared

With oblong spheres of snow

–

The beast sees them fly

A hit!

A catch!

Crunching powdered snow in her jaws

She prepares to strike again

–

She leaps into the fort

Stop her!

Oh no!

A child tumbles, an errant paw pushes him

Into the crumbling west wall

–

Only North and South remain

Our work!

She’s won!

As children and beast tussle

The structure meets a frosty end

–

The sun sets on a morbid scene

Oh well!

Damn dog!

Children and hound are called to dinner

The battle comes to a close.