abstract: Handwritten poem composed by Rubén Darío.The original Rubén Darío Papers 1882-1945 (MSS-339) are located at ASU Libraries Archives & Special Collections. For more information about visiting the collection see http://hdl.handle.net/2286/L.A.0.The first page has the title "Cantos de vida y esperanza" and Ruben Dario's name. Likewise the odd numbers have written the title as well as Ruben Dario's name.On first page, after the title, is written the sentence: "A José Enrique Rodó" ("To José Enrique Rodó "). José Enrique Rodó (July 15, 1871 - May 1, 1917) was a Uruguayan writer and politician.On the last page of this piece, beside the composition date, is written the word "Paris".All pages are numerated in roman numerals