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THE NAKED BODY OF ICE
Have you ever been to a place where white snow is kept
and to a storeroom full of hail?

Have you ever been to an ice locker beneath the sea?
Have you ever seen fish kneaded by water holding their breath?

A towering snowbank, for snow fell in your heart, have you ever seen someone
hiding inside the snow?
When the person awoke and opened his eyes
have you ever seen the dark moon crying
as it rose?

Have you ever tried to catch the fleeing white mountains
from a bullet train?
Have you ever endured the cold stare of the mountains?

Have you ever seen someone holding a large chunk of ice wrapped in a blanket
like a sick person, wiping her tears, under the blazing summer sun?
Have you ever touched the scorching naked body of ice?

Have you ever eaten the tears from those who awake in the middle of the night?
Have you ever thought about how it must feel for the hard ice to melt?
So listen up. The ice princess is speaking
Have you ever been to a storeroom full of hail?
Have you ever stood mindlessly in a storeroom where ice has melted away?
 
 
 
 

Translator's Note: “Have you ever been to a place where white snow is kept/ and to a storeroom full of hail?” – from the Book of Job, 38:22