It is a windy, early autumn Sunday in Brooklyn. It was forecast to be rainy, but a nor'easter storm that was supposed to drench New York City has been to slow to arrive. So it is merely drizzling, but the wind is blowing and howling, full of sound and fury, signifying freedom. Prospect Lake yesterday, … Continue reading Sunday Windy Sunday: Autumn Walks
I have been biking to the piers at Sunset Park to read Siddhartha while facing the upper bay of the Hudson River's estuary. I knew that Siddhartha's encounter with the river would be the tale's most moving chapter for me. I wanted to prepare for it by contemplating, as I read, the ebb and flow … Continue reading Siddhartha by the River
Me levanté antes de que Alba llegara con su luz suave y gentil a iluminar a Brooklyn. Salí de casa rumbo al aeropuerto JFK. Mientras transitaba hacia el sur por la autopista junto al río Hudson, donde la bahía baja de su estuario se abre a la ancha mar, la luna menguante brillaba en el … Continue reading Amanecer brooklynense
Daniel G. Campos 