It is a cold, rainy morning in New York City. I have been drinking my café from Tarrazú and reading quietly. Gratitude and a tranquil joy have pervaded my days, recently, and today I am in that vibe. At dawn, I decided to return to a short, poetic reflection from Richard Wagamese's Embers that has … Continue reading Wagamese: Mountains, Prairie, Ocean
There are a few personal encounters in one's life that seem fated and are so significant that they transcend time, space, history, place, and a single lifespan. They can happen on any random date--say, 19 December, 9 January, 21 June, 31 October or 26 December--and that date acquires a significance that seems destined and lasts … Continue reading Encounters
Se suponía que el año de vida--la vuelta de Gea alrededor de Helios--que terminó ayer, sería de jubileo para mí. Hasta cierto punto lo fue: vi muchos frutos de mi trabajo, sobre todo el filosófico, en la procura de diversificar y pluralizar las tradiciones filosóficas que se estudian, discuten y elaboran en Brooklyn, y en … Continue reading Renovado jubileo
A new friend has arrived to enrich my life. Richard Wagamese is speaking to me from the pages of his Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations, a poetic photobook of vital philosophy. I have welcomed his arrival at La Libélula, a sacred land in Tárcoles, Puntarenas--sacred to me, at least, and to the animate beings that are … Continue reading Wagamese: Light
Hoy reinicié la lectura de la colección de poemas en prosa, Regalo de amante, de Rabindranath Tagore. Evocan al Cantar de los Cantares de la poesía hebrea. El tercer poema me hizo salir a mi jardín, acá en San José, a admirar y fotografiar el arbusto (nombre científico por identificar) que ha dado fruto. Transcribo … Continue reading Tagore: El jardín
Primavera arrived this week with her sun-golden hair, azure eyes, and fragrance of flowering cherries. She lit my heart. Today, however, she has withdrawn, hiding her countenance behind the overcast sky, shedding cold rain-tears, and silencing her voice of robin-songs as the wind howls the tale of enduring winter. I took a walk in the … Continue reading Shelley: If Winter Comes?
We welcomed the New Year on the shores of the Bosphorus. The fireworks' explosion of color and sound startled the flocks of seagulls that flew overhead. The late night fog swept in from the water into the land, enveloping the people's happiness, and ours, as if in a veil of mystic rapture. That was one … Continue reading Rumi: A Stringed Instrument
Istanbul thrives on its engagement with the Bosphorus, the natural strait that joins the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara. It is an intensely used waterway, both for the navigation of cargo ships and for public transportation. Istanbullus, the city's residents, travel by boat between various neighborhoods on the European and Asian shores of … Continue reading Navigating the Bosphorus with Orhan Pamuk
Mi primer recuerdo de un Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol es de la final de Argentina 1978. El tiempo regular terminó empatado: Argentina 1 - 1 Holanda. Pero en tiempos extra, la Albiceleste anotó dos veces y venció a la Naranja Mecánica. Niño desconsolado, lloré mucho, pero por motivos que solo tienen sentido para la niñez. … Continue reading Luz
Hoy me desperté de madrugada y me quedé dando vueltas en la cama, entre el sueño y el ensueño. En vez de azuzar el avispero de la mente y sumirme en la pensadera, esta vez recordé una imagen de reflejos en las aguas de Prospect Lake que vi durante una caminata reciente. Al contemplarla en … Continue reading Reflejos de otoño
Daniel G. Campos 