The Art of Poetry by Jorge Luis Borges

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The Art of Poetry

To gaze at a river made of time and water
And remember Time is another river.
To know we stray lik .........
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Jorge Luis Borges

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Yoonoos Peerbocus (6/20/2008 3:03:00 AM)
rich ideas englobed all through well done

Afshin Azizi (4/2/2008 3:28:00 AM)
The depth and richness in his poetry comes from a personality nurtured and trained in artistic reflections.No doubt a lesson for the so-called poets who masturbate with words.

Tom Armstrong (7/14/2006 8:17:00 PM)
I see this is one of the poems Borges wrote in English. He thought English offered more opportunities for the poet because of its rich vocabulary. He uses it well. I note the juxtaposition of time and water, the face in the water vanishing as the water rushes to the sea. His predisposition to live the instant fully being more important than being enslaved in time, which is meaningless. Art captures the moments eternally.
I love this poem.