there is a Poem writing before his dead where the poet talk about his
experience in this life and what he will do with that experience if he
can came back, is turn out to be very free with his feeling and his
action, for a wile this poem o soneto was given as writing by Borges
and other said is was writing by Miguel Garcias Marques. Where can I
find that poem?

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 05 Jul 2003 22:27 PDT

Do you remember any lines, phrases, or words, from the poem?  Either
English or Spanish words will do.  Whatever words you remember might
help us.

Hello Anita Maria,  
 
Thank you for your question.


From your description I recognized the poem immediately. 
The title is Instantes or Moments which is often attributed to Jorge
Luis Borges. I located this poem in Spanish and in English.


Here are a few brief excerpts of the poem in English:

“If I could live my life again.
Next time, I would try to make more mistakes.
I would not try to be so perfect, I would relax more.
I would be sillier than I have been.
I would take fewer things seriously.
I would be less fastidious.

Accept more risks, I would take more trips,
Contemplate more evenings,
Climb more mountains, and swim more rivers...
I would go to more places where I have not been,
Eat more ice cream and fewer beans.
I would have more real problems and less imaginary ones.

(..) 

I would ride more merry-go-rounds,
I would contemplate more evenings and I would play
with more children.
If I could have another life ahead.
But I am 85 years old you see, and I know that I am dying.“

You may view the complete poem in English at the following websites:

http://www.tomzap.com/instante.html
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/instantes/traduccion.html


Here are a few excerpts of the poem in Spanish:

Instantes

“Si pudiera vivir nuevamente mi vida.
En la próxima, trataría de cometer más errores.
No intentaría ser tan perfecto, me relajaría más.
Sería más tonto de lo que he sido de hecho.
Tomaría muy pocas cosas con seriedad.
Sería menos higiénico.

Correría más riesgos, haría más viajes,
contemplaría más atardeceres,
subiría más montañas, nadaría más ríos....
Iría a más lugares a donde nunca he ido,
comería más helados y menos habas,
tendría más problemas reales y menos imaginarios.

(..)

Daría más vueltas en calesitas,
contemplaría más atardeceres y jugaría
con más niños ....
Si tuviera otra vida por delante.
Pero ya ven, tengo 85 años y sé que me estoy muriendo.”


You may view the complete poem in Spanish at the following websites:

http://www.tomzap.com/instante.html
http://www2.ing.puc.cl/~sevaldes/instantes.html
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/instantes/right.html


“The authorship of the poem Instantes has been widely attributed to
the great Argentine writer, Jorge Luis Borges. There is, however,
significant controversy about the true origin of this poem.”
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/instantes/autor.html


Search Criteria:

Instantes «Si pudiera»
Instantes «Jorge Luis Borges»
Moments OR Instantes Borges


I hope this helps. If anything is unclear please request clarification
and I'll be glad to offer further assistance before you rate my
answer.


Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga