Snow’s deep. Blood in my teeth She’s gone Wind packs a drift at my back My paws split, they crack She’s gone If I had stepped right, kept her in sight We’d trot across the lake I should have smelled cold steel She’s gone Dark sky. Snow’s muzzle high She’s gone Trap jaw bites into her paw Sharp ice broke her fall She’s gone If I had chewed quick, broken and ripped Three legs she’d have today I should have smelled cold steel She’s gone