(24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986 / Buenos Aires / Argentina)

poet Jorge Luis Borges
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Poems of Jorge Luis Borges

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1. Adam Cast Forth 5/10/2001
2. Browning Decides to Be a Poet 12/31/2002
3. El Instante 1/1/2004
4. Elegy 12/31/2002
5. History of the Night 12/31/2002
6. Instants 1/3/2003
7. Limits 12/31/2002
8. Remorse For Any Death 12/31/2002
9. Shinto 12/31/2002
10. Susana Soca 12/31/2002
11. That One 12/31/2002
12. The Art of Poetry 1/3/2003
13. The Other Tiger 1/3/2003
14. To a Cat 12/31/2002
15. We are the time. We are the famous 1/1/2004

Instants

If I could live again my life,
In the next - I'll try,
- to make more mistakes,
I won't try to be so perfect,
I'll be more relaxed,
I'll be more full - than I am now,
In fact, I'll take fewer things seriously,
I'll be less hygenic,
I'll take more risks,

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