1 Cantor nocturno, aúlla el coyote en la distancia. 2 Calma tropical. Cintilan, silenciosas, las luciérnagas. La Libélula de noche
Haikai de Lagunillas
Haiku: Roca de Esterillos
Roca morada,azul atardecer -- soncalma gratitud. Boca del Estero Aserradero
Donde descansan los pelícanos
Logré regresar, después de año y medio, a la solitaria playa donde descansan los pelícanos. La última vez que la visité, no imaginaba todo lo que iba a suceder antes de que pudiera regresar: todas las alegrías y tristezas, la felicidad y la desolación que vendrían. Así es la vida. En teoría no es difícil … Continue reading Donde descansan los pelícanos
Flores de abril
Pasiflora Abril: luz solar ilumina las flores de nuestro jardín. Rosas Rabo de zorro April in these tropics: Flowers from our garden frolic in sunlight. Lirios Calas Geranios "Tigresas" (?) Foto de portada: Flores que brotaron solitas en el jardín sin que yo sepa su nombre.
En las alturas del Irazú
Regresé a las cumbres del Volcan Irazú (3.432 m.s.n.m.). Aunque durante el ascenso la neblina cubría sus laderas y lloviznaba, ya en el sector del cráter el viento alejó las nubes y se abrió el cielo azulísimo. Cráter Diego de la Haya Me detuve a observar el cráter activo mientras un junco volcanero (Junco vulcani), … Continue reading En las alturas del Irazú
Montaigne and Thoreau: Idle Joy
I have enjoyed a leisurely weekend for the first time in several months. On Thanksgiving Day, I expressed gratitude to friends and family, but I stayed home. I slept late, drank coffee, made a simple breakfast, and read Kazantzakis's Zorba the Greek, to admire the dyonisian main character and to break with my overly apollonian … Continue reading Montaigne and Thoreau: Idle Joy
Montaigne and Thoreau: Walking
To my surprise, this year I discovered Michel de Montaigne as a good friend. I read his essay "Of Experience" with my students in a seminar on philosophy and the good life, and I felt really engaged by his attitude towards life. I particularly appreciate his hedonist view that nature weaves together what is truly … Continue reading Montaigne and Thoreau: Walking
Thereza Kolbe: Mensagem
Tenho curtido vários reencontros, no Brasil, nos últimos meses. Há poucos dias, por exemplo, voltei a me encontrar com a poesia de Thereza Kolbe. Em 2016, numa livraria do bairro Gonzaga em Santos, encontrei um dos seus poemários, Livro do Rio (2005). Li alguns poemas na livraria, gostei deles, e levei o poemário comigo para … Continue reading Thereza Kolbe: Mensagem
Thoreau: Economy
For several months now, I have been keen to read, again, Henry David Thoreau's ideas about houses and homes in Walden. Now that it is summer and I have time to read in the shade while the heat blasts on, I have finally returned to reading my good ol' friend Henry. I had missed him, … Continue reading Thoreau: Economy
Wagamese: Mountains, Prairie, Ocean
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
