Piedras

A face devoid of love or grace,
A hateful, hard, successful face,
A face with which a stone
Would feel as thoroughly at ease
As were they old acquaintances —
First time together thrown.

Emily Dickinson

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Un rostro carente de amor o gracia,
un rostro duro, exitoso y odioso,
un rostro con el que una piedra
se sentiría tan plenamente a gusto
como si fueran viejos conocidos —
tirados juntos la primera vez.

traducción de Álvaro Torres Ruiz