Silent tear

An acute smile opens up

In the shape of white, polished teeth.

One or two fair locks of hair

Are taken by the breeze

Through her sculptured

Face.

Three little dimples show

In her grossly (glossly) made-up

Chin and cheeks.

The foundation and blush accumulate

In the pores in the dimples in the chin and

In the cheeks.

A golden chain

Carries a diamond-shaped heart

On the fine line of her collarbone.

For one or two reasons, she drops a silent tear

The make-up doesn’t hide. 

Rimi Yang, Sad Smile