RING
Rare ring that lightens
Rare ring that darkens
A deep amethyst,
A vesperian twilight
That in your matutinal platinum
A splendid artist mounted.
The future is made of fear...
Will your destiny be a finger
Of tempest or of calm?
To lighten you or to darken you,
If I could only slide you
Over one finger of my soul!…
Delmira Agustini
Translation by Alejandro Cáceres
Selected Poetry of Delmira Agustini: Poetics of Eros. Contributors: Alejandro Cáceres - editor, Willis Barnstone - unknown. Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press. Place of Publication: Carbondale, IL. Publication Year: 2003
Voice: Leonelli Marcela
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