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Anonymous, 4 yr 76 days ago

This is an english translation of a famous poem in spanish...

Jorge Borge is the author

 

 Deepa wrote:
If I had to live my life over again,
I'd dare to make more mistakes next time.
I'd relax. I would limber up.
I would be sillier than I have been this trip.

I would take fewer things seriously.
I would take more chances. I would take more trips.
I would climb more mountains, swim more rivers.
I would eat more ice cream and less beans.

I would perhaps have more actual troubles,
but I'd have fewer imaginary ones.

You see, I'm one of those people who live seriously and sanely,
hour after hour, day after day.

Oh, I've had my moments. And if I had it to do over again,
I'd have more of them.

In fact, I'd try to have nothing else, just moments, one after another,
instead of living so many years ahead of each day.

I've been one of those persons who never goes anywhere without
a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a raincoat and a parachute.
If I had it to do again, I would travel lighter than I have.

If I had to live my life over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring
and stay that way later in the fall.



I would go to more dances.
I would ride more merry-go-rounds.
I would pick more daisies.


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(Note: This piece has been printed in a number of publications through the years, showing the author as Nadine Stair, Don Herold, "anonymous" and others.)

Anonymous, 312 days ago
who is stopping you you still have life.
Anonymous, 23 days ago
I just came across the same poem (more or less) attributed to Jorge Luis Borges - called Instantes.  (See poemhunter.com).  Do we have an instance of plagiarism here?

 

Ciao,

 

Suzanne

Grammar Geek  +  956708 Fri, 30 Oct 09 12:58 AM
Suzanne ,this poem was posted many years ago, acknowledging from the start that it was from a published source, and years ago, it was attributed to Borges. So how do you see plagiarism, exactly?
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