（原诗四三步抑扬格，偶行押同韵；拙译每行字数谨遵原诗，韵式从之。）

I had no time to hate, because       

我没有时间去怨恨－

　The grave would hinder me,           

　坟茔会阻拦我，

　　And life was not so ample I            

　　生命并非那么充裕－

　Could finish enmity.                        

　够我消解不和。

Nor had I time to love; but since   

我也没有时间去爱；

　Some industry must be,                 

　但既然得拼搏，

　　The little toil of love, I thought,     

　  爱这点小劳累，我想，

　Was large enough for me.             

　已然够大够多。

 －by Emily  Dickinson（1830－1886）                            

【附】：翻译工作者无韵译本－

I had no time to hate, because       

我没有时间去怨恨，

　The grave would hinder me,           

　因为坟墓会阻止我，

　　And life was not so ample I            

　　生命也并非很充裕

　Could finish enmity.                        

　让我有时间消解仇恨。

Nor had I time to love; but since   

我也没有时间去爱；

　Some industry must be,                 

　既然某种勤奋仍必要，

　　The little toil of love, I thought,     

　　那我想，爱这点小辛劳

　Was large enough for me.             

　对我已经足够大。