The Daily Spark

The Daily Spark. Episode 468. Remember to Breathe. "Inhale Now. Exhale Then. Inhale possibility. Exhale..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 467. The Lovers. "Across deserts and oceans. Behind stages and curtains..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

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 Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

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. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

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 a Normandy Beach, Summer, France, 1930, source unknown. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

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 image crafted with Gemini AI for collaging elements. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

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 is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 461. Youthing. "Yes, there's 'aging,' geting 'older.' By days, degrees. But..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 460. 10,950,000 Ants. "Black to red. Serious picnic. 4,300 feet of earthworms, fresh and wriggling..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 459. Your Ark. "If you needed an ark, before a great flood, what kind would it be?..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 458. Big Brother Wants to Know. "We, your government, who we insist you trust, want to know the deal..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 457. The Weaving of Light. "It dates back to ancient days. To the whole creation of life, on Earth..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 456. Up in the Clouds. "Up in the clouds it's always sunny or starry. And below and beyond the soft edge..." Composed, image d & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 455. A Bright One ~ for the Celtic Beltane. "When, on ancient nights, for protection and fertility, farmers would walk their cattle between great flames..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Image: "Yama," original, Tibetan-series painting by Richard Schemm, Traverse City, Michigan. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 454. Coffee ~ Man's Lighter Fluid. "My brother-in-law Joe (fancy that being his name) takes his, butters and fatties his up, with ghee and..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 453. Luz de Vela ~ Candlelight. "You who brings such comfort to the darkness..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 452. Light Without Shadow. "A subsolar moment. A zenith. When day equals night..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Image: "I AM" Wood Engraving, 1924, by Rockwell Kent. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 451. The Scent of The Sun. "At its rise. At its set. At high noon. Deep Summer...." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 450. The Kiss. "On the lips. Cheek. Brow. Wrist, or..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 449. What If There's No Limit? "To what you can learn, about your self. To how much love..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 448. Good Fortune. "Yes, there is the good luck that sometimes comes your way, out of the blue..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 447. When All is Said & Done. "Which, relax, it never is. Because the reaching of one desire..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Vintage photograph of a single~hander sailboat from the Lake Sunapee Yacht Club, New Hampshire. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 446. Be Like the Morning Sun. "You can..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 445. A Bird's~Eye Viewer. "One able to see like a bird in flight looking down..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 444. Rumbling. "What are the gods rumbling about, raining and thundering about..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 443. Spring Cleaning. "A Spring-of-life cleaning. A natural time to air, and clear out everything unneeded..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 442. Take Time. "To look at your life, in the mirror..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 441. The Sculptor. "Horse Builder. Moose Maker..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 440. Being Mayflowerly Tribal. "Is their social bible. Sworn to till death..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Image of a masked member of the tribal Wasp People (with cocktail) by Gene Seidman, New York City. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 439. This Life. "This life we get to live. The remarkable life you get to live..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 438. Hello, Daffodil, Hello. "They're quaint and old fashioned. You can only speak into them..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 437. Your Real Age. "The age that really matters. It's not your chronological age..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. Image: "Portrait of a Matriarch," Erika H (who also happens to be 102), by Colin Goedecke. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 436. Dita dei Piedi in Brodo ~ Toes in Broth. "Now that the cutting and pasting by the young surgeon and his scalpel is over..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Post-op image by Richard aka Riccardo, the patient-in-question. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 435. The Great Blue. "I love his presence. His absolute stillness, aura of solitude..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 434. Le Grand Hôtel de La Source ~ The Grand Hotel of The Source. "There was such a one. Back in Belle Époque time, in Italia..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Image: 1900 travel poster by Piemontese painter Francesco Bosso. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 433. The S~Curve. "In ancient Greek and Roman sculpture, it was used to depict the body..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. Portrait of Ballet Dancer Evelyn Dugan by Jon Taylor. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 432. A Farmer's Best Friend. "Not four-legged: four-wheeled: their trusty Ford 150s..." Composed & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 431. New England Springs. "Stars, par for the course, have fallen. Sparkling, spangling..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 430. We're in a Pickle. "As the fermented phrase went in Shakespeare's far-from-teapot Tempest..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 429. Resurging. "From the Latin resurgere, to 'rise again, lift oneself, be restored'..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 428. Yes, There are Mermaids. "Swimming in the oceans..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 427. Rambunctiousness. "A defining quality, energy, we Aries brothers and sisters share..." Composed & imaged by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. Image, "Ramsey," vintage anthropomorphic ram by Alf Norman. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 426. Gone But Not Forgotten. "Those fine friendships of ours, of yours, of mine, that once were..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music y Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 425. Return of the Pink Moon. "As the Eastern moss phlox comes to early Spring bloom..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 424. No Strings Attached. "Other than heartstrings..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 423. The Radiant Beauty of the Buddha. "Made beautiful by countless lifetimes of virtue, compassion, wisdom-gathering..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 422. Your Fuel Mix. "Beyond the food you pump qnd pour every day into your body, to power it..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 421. Hard Headed. "The dura mater. The tough, outer membrane that protects your brain..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 420. The Bed in the Woods. "Not one belonging to any camper, or inventive napper..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe

The Daily Spark. Episode 419. The White Elephant. "Like the snow. Like a cloud. Or the Moon..." Composed, imaged & voiced by Colin Goedecke. Cello music by Fawn Bell. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepoetisphere.substack.com/subscribe