A Very Small Snowflake
A very small snowflake, you
As if dancing
As if slowly dancing, approach
My face
Instead of falling straight down like all the other snowflakes
Somehow, you spread your wings toward my face
But where did you get to, after that?
I never saw you again.
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Han Kang
from The New Yorker, Feb 16, 2026
translated from the Korean by Maya West
