English Original
reading the will
the lawyer's assistant
yawns behind her hand
Vera Constantineau
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
閱讀遺囑
律師助理用手掩飾
打哈欠
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
阅读遗嘱
律师助理用手掩饰
打哈欠
Bio Sketch
Vera Constantineau lives in Copper Cliff, Ontario. She loves to write human haiku that point out the foibles of fellow citizens of the planet.
L1 sets the theme while unexpected yet humorous L3 effectively establishes an "implied contrast" between the lawyer's assistant who yawns and all the family members of the deceased one, who are all ears.
ReplyDeleteWhat's left unsaid is at least as humorously interesting as what's said.