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The Daily Spark
Daily poetic sparkings, inspiring you to live, experience and embody each day more deeply, more vividly, more vibrantly. Composed, imaged & voiced by illuminator & inspiriter Colin Goedecke, guide of The Poetisphere.
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Episodes
The Daily SparkWhat America Means
The Daily Spark. Episode 520. What America Means. "To me. Not its governments, except perhaps the first, nobler few. Nor its myths and fables. But its…
The Daily SparkHow Can We Apologize
The Daily Spark. Episode 519. How Can We Apologize. "To another. Or might we. Maybe best very simply. Very humbly..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin…
The Daily SparkI Walk with the Wood Thrush
The Daily Spark. Episode 518. I Walk with the Wood Thrush. "Summer now and newly here, each evening, toward dusk, I take myself out..." Composed, imaged &…
The Daily SparkThe City of Hats | De Stad van Hoeden
The Daily Spark. Episode 517. The City of Hats ~ De Stad van Hoeden. "The straats and grachts are filled with hats: an Old World haberdashery..." Composed…
The Daily SparkThe House on the Lake
The Daily Spark. Episode 516. The House on the Lake. "Is surrounded by flowers. Clouds of Summer trees..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello…
The Daily SparkYour Gains & Losses
The Daily Spark. Episode 515. Your Gains & Losses. "If we made these otherwise invisible parts of your life-accounting visible, we could examine and understand…
The Daily SparkWhat Are You Cultivating
The Daily Spark. Episode 514. What Are You Cultivating. "What ideas, opportunities, relationships are you tilling, tending, irrigating?..." Composed, imaged &…
The Daily SparkDid You Know
The Daily Spark. Episode 513. Did You Know. "The date you both were born a French king was crowned..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music…
The Daily SparkThe Cigar Band
The Daily Spark. Episode 512. The Cigar Band. "The cigar band strikes up every Sunday, in the cedar-scented air..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin…
The Daily SparkOver the Countryside | Over Het Blatteland
The Daily Spark. Episode 511. Over Het Blatteland ~ Over the Countryside. "A tiny red plane buzzes through colossal clouds..." Composed, imaged & voiced by…
The Daily SparkMake Magic
The Daily Spark. Episode 510. Make Magic. "Your own. With the gifts of who you are. Ready within..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music…
The Daily SparkLooking for The Moon
The Daily Spark. Episode 509. Looking for The Moon. "Going from room to room of the blue-moonlit house..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello…
The Daily SparkSongs
The Daily Spark. Episode 508. Songs. "Songs of the morning. Of sunrise. Of waking..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell…
The Daily SparkAll Those Fathers
The Daily Spark. Episode 507. All Those Fathers. "All those men. Beyond my own, fleeting father..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by…
The Daily SparkPaddling into Summer
The Daily Spark. Episode 506. Paddling into Summer. "Paddling into Summer on a soft-flowing river..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music…
The Daily SparkBe with the Wind
The Daily Spark. Episode 505. Be with the Wind. "With its ocean-like rushes..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is…
The Daily SparkCalling All Kite Flyers
The Daily Spark. Episode 504. Calling All Kite Flyers. "Flyers of Greek paper eagles, German dragons, French flying stags, Spanish comets, cometas; Mandarin…
The Daily SparkEntering the Hidden Galaxy
The Daily Spark. Episode 503. Entering the Hidden Galaxy. "Of all the galaxies beyond our own. That we wonder about. Ones beyond our sight. Beyond our reach…
The Daily SparkTipping a Hat Your Way
The Daily Spark. Episode 502. Tipping a Hat Your Way. "As a longtime wearer, collector, observer of hats; an amateur hatologist, I felt it was high time to tip…
The Daily SparkEarth's Night Light
The Daily Spark. Episode 501. Earth's Night Light. "Earth's night-light switches itself on. At just the right moment..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke…
The Daily SparkWhat Flag Are You Flying?
The Daily Spark. Episode 500. What Flag Are You Flying? "A friendly flag? A flag of convenience? A Jolly Roger?..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin…
The Daily SparkTerra Santa
The Daily Spark. Episode 499. Terra Santa. "This Illuminated Place. This Dwelling Place..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn…
The Daily SparkWhat Kind of Tourist Are You?
The Daily Spark. Episode 498. What Kind of Tourist Are You? "A sun, sea & sand tourist? Sunblock, snorkels, cervezas and margaritas. A cultural tourist…
The Daily SparkThe Wayfarer
The Daily Spark. Episode 497. The Wayfarer. "One in a state of not occasional but perpetual motion..." Composed in the open air, imaged and voiced by Colin…
The Daily SparkCome, Sit by the Lily Pond
The Daily Spark. Episode 496. Come, Sit by the Lily Pond. "Come and sit, here, by the lily pond. Compose your self..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin…
The Daily SparkYour Intelligence Test
The Daily Spark. Episode 495. Your Intelligence Test. "Today's intelligence test. Nothing to be nervous about. But something to take..." Composed & voiced by…
The Daily SparkBearing Witness
The Daily Spark. Episode 494. Bearing Witness. "Not in court. Or at the altar. Or passively. Rather, actively. In a daily role few reflect on..." Composed…
The Daily SparkYour Last Meal on Earth
The Daily Spark. Episode 493. Your Last Meal on Earth. "Whatever heavenly dishes may come your way beyond, beyond this bodily form, what would you love your…
The Daily SparkExchanging Vows
The Daily Spark. Episode 492. Exchanging Vows. "With your self. Saying 'I do'..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This…
The Daily SparkYour Breaking Heart
The Daily Spark. Episode 491. Your Breaking Heart. "Your heart, and mine, were built to break. To sink. But also..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin…
The Daily SparkSpiraling
The Daily Spark. Episode 490. Spiraling. "Happening everywhere in the natural world. In sacred architecture. In weather patterns, snail shells..." Composed…
The Daily SparkThe Moon~Dancer
The Daily Spark. Episode 489. The Moon~Dancer. "Is as light on his feet as an owl feather..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell…
The Daily SparkWho Is That Face in the Mirror?
The Daily Spark. Episode 488. Who Is That Face in the Mirror? "The one you're looking at. The person you're looking into..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin…
The Daily SparkPlenty of Infinity
The Daily Spark. Episode 487. Plenty of Infinity. "Today's twin symbols semaphore, underscore the point..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello…
The Daily SparkJust My Cup of Tea
The Daily Spark. Episode 486. Just My Cup of Tea. "Tea. Filling pots with gold, spices, flowers, tempests..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke…
The Daily SparkThe Lost Art of Nose Folding
The Daily Spark. Episode 485. The Lost Art of Nose Folding. "Start with a decent-sized nose..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell…
The Daily SparkIf You Had to Close the Book
The Daily Spark. Episode 484. If You Had to Close the Book. "If you had to close The Book, of Your Life..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello…
The Daily SparkYou Don't Need a Fig Leaf
The Daily Spark. Episode 483. You Don't Need a Fig Leaf. "We were off, the two of us, on a mountainous hike..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke…
The Daily SparkShow Me Your Heartfolio
The Daily Spark. Episode 482. Show Me Your Heartfolio. "All the love songs, notes, givings and longings..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello…
The Daily SparkThe Green Room
The Daily Spark. Episode 481. The Green Room. "The one I ease into today. Has a blonde gravel drive..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello…
The Daily SparkI Bless This Body
The Daily Spark. Episode 480. I Bless This Body. "While the town sleeps and dreams behind me..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by…
The Daily SparkBehind the Bunting
The Daily Spark. Episode 479. Behind the Bunting. "Behind the bunting. Behind the flags waving from all the porches..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin…
The Daily SparkMastering the Day
The Daily Spark. Episode 478. Mastering the Day. "Whatever each day in your life sets out for you..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music…
The Daily SparkOde to The Ladle
The Daily Spark. Episode 477. Ode to The Ladle. "A big dipper. Large, deep and long-handled. Universal across..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke…
The Daily SparkOde to The Washcloth
The Daily Spark. Episode 476. Ode to the Washcloth. "Daily companion. Diminutive cousin of..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell…
The Daily SparkThen the Blueness
The Daily Spark. Episode 475. Then the Blueness. "Out of the dissolving darkness..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell…
The Daily SparkIt's Time for Violet
The Daily Spark. Episode 474. It's Time for Violet. "Time to wash violet into the harbor waters..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by…
The Daily SparkThe Sailor & The Seal
The Daily Spark. Episode 473. The Sailor & The Seal. "Tacking toward home in a soft wind, you pop up off the bow..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello…
The Daily SparkSun Butter
The Daily Spark. Episode 472. Sun Butter. "You can put it on your face. You can spread it..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn…
The Daily SparkEverywhere, Song
The Daily Spark. Episode 471. Everywhere, Song. "Sunsong. Moonsong. Cloudsong and..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell…
The Daily SparkMaine's Going to Secede
The Daily Spark. Episode 470. Maine's Going to Secede. "You said, in your voice message. 'From the union...' " Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke…
The Daily SparkThose Duck Leg Days
The Daily Spark. Episode 469. Those Duck Leg Days. "I never met a duck leg I didn't like. Left or right..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello…
The Daily SparkRemember to Breathe
The Daily Spark. Episode 468. Remember to Breathe. "Inhale Now. Exhale Then. Inhale possibility. Exhale..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello…
The Daily SparkThe Lovers
The Daily Spark. Episode 467. The Lovers. "Across deserts and oceans. Behind stages and curtains..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music…
The Daily SparkA Soft Afternoon Rain
The Daily Spark Episode 466. A Soft Afternoon Rain. "Falls on the skyward face of the pond..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn…
The Daily SparkDreaming in Chinese
The Daily Spark. Episode 465. Dreaming in Chinese. "It hasn't happened yet, but I wonder what it would be like..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke…
The Daily SparkFor the Mothers
The Daily Spark. Episode 464. For the Mothers. "Who brought us singing into the world..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Vintage image: Mother & Child on…
The Daily SparkTake Off the Earphones
The Daily Spark. Episode 463. Take Off the Earphones. "For awhile. And put on the..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Joseph Cornell-style shadow box…
The Daily SparkYou on the Moon
The Daily Spark. Episode 462. You on the Moon. "Well, there you are..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Image: 1920s vintage stereo-card photograph. This…
The Daily SparkYouthing
The Daily Spark. Episode 461. Youthing. "Yes, there's 'aging,' geting 'older.' By days, degrees. But..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello…