𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 — Elizabeth Bishop

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

Lose something every day. Accept the fluster
of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.
The art of losing isn’t hard to master.

Then practice losing farther, losing faster:
places, and names, and where it was you meant
to travel. None of these will bring disaster.

[...]

⁣Spanish version:

𝗨𝗡 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘 — Elizabeth Bishop

El arte de perder se domina fácilmente,
tantas cosas parecen cargadas con la intención
de perderse, que su pérdida no es un ningún desastre.

Perdé algo cada día. Aceptá la angustia
de las llaves perdidas, la hora malgastada.
El arte de perder se domina fácilmente.

Después, practicá perder más lejos, perder más rápido
lugares y nombres, y el sitio al que se suponía
que ibas a viajar. Nada de esto será un desastre.

[...]

(Translated into Spanish by 𝘮𝘰𝘪)

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