enlightening The Zen master Hakuin said he "gained an enlightenment from the sound of snow falling" (The Zen Master Hakuin: Selected Writings, translated by Philip B. Yampolsky, 1971). dry, like sand running over paper (Mark Mergemann, "Letter From Nuiqsut," Alaska Passages, 1997) peaceful glassy like spilling sugar persistent hollow pattering slithering tickling drumlike hissing swooshing wailing forlorn scraping feathery gently caressing scratching faintly ticking Like a vein of ice crystals, this is the delicate waveform of a unicorn's subtle snowflake voice.