https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/towers-of-the-sea--5553950enPersonal JournalsCopyright Barrie Herroldhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/02033f6be2f2907d7079bb802310937c.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/towers-of-the-sea--5553950Tue, 16 Apr 2024 05:09:47 +0000Barrie HerroldBarrie Herroldbarrieherrold@gmail.comThis is a monthly podcast exploring poetry, stories and music by myself Barrie Herroldtrueepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/towers-of-the-sea-chapter-1-episode-2--59480810https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59480810Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:22:14 +0000Barrie Herrold696falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/towers-of-the-sea-chapter-1-episode-1--58258552
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https://www.pond5.com/artist/BarrieH?ref=BarrieH]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58258552Wed, 10 Jan 2024 23:09:36 +0000Barrie HerroldThis is episode 1 of the new audio book format of the Towers Of The Sea Series and further development into an animated series or game. Image by :Kirpmun https://www.pond5.com/stock-images/illustrations/item/82571488-wonderful-seaveiw-pier-sketch...
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https://www.pond5.com/artist/BarrieH?ref=BarrieH]]>394animation,audio,barrie,book,fiction,herrold,of,podcast,science,sea,series,the,towersfalse41fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/towers-of-the-sea-episode-6-the-room--52632992
Image from valigursky www.pond5.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52632992Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:24:13 +0000Barrie HerroldThis is Episode 6 of the Towers Of The Sea series Image from https://www.pond5.com/artist/valigursky https://www.pond5.com/stock-images/illustrations/item/102205598-empty-room-hand-drawn-sketch-diagram?ref=barrieh
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Episode art From:

Celli07

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Barrie]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51747892Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:17:03 +0000Barrie HerroldThis is the 5th episode of The Towers Of The Sea, The Canons. Which is a observation of conflict and war. Episode art From: Celli07 https://www.pond5.com/artist/celli07?ref=barrieh Barrie
Episode art From:

Celli07

https://www.pond5.com/artist/celli07?ref=barrieh

Barrie]]>394barrie,cannons,herrold,of,poetry,sea,song,the,tower,writingfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/towers-of-the-sea-episode-4-the-far-north--51506410
The world was full of adventure waiting just for us.

All the right things were done,

Careers with an abundance of friends.

They couldn’t help but reproduce,

Like it was some hilarious joke.

Not for us it seemed, no matter how hard we tried.

Eventually we decided to live and love anyway.

Our friends met milestones we would never see,

But nothing stood in our way as long as we had eachother.

No one could stop us,

Until something did.

It snuck up like a current under the waves.

We had faced hardship before,

But this ship.

Was one that could not be righted, hitched or secured.

Once she lost all her hair and half her weight,
She finally had enough and let the current take her away.

I persevered with my simple life,

Through every Christmas,

Anniversary and event though it was never the same.

The thing that hurts the most,

The ultimate injustice.

Is none of it’s true,

She story I tell myself and anyone who asks,

To justify this life,

Out here on my own.

Where the land fades, till there’s nothing left but the sea.

Oceasound by soundsvisual Pond5

https://www.pond5.com?ref=BarrieH

Music by Stock Music provided by AudiouslyPro, from Pond5

https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/129050878-peaceful-mindfulness-meditation?ref=barrieh




Image By ErenMotion
https://www.pond5.com/stock-images/illustrations/item/209558438-close-ocean-wave-3d?ref=barrieh]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51506410Sat, 08 Oct 2022 08:54:01 +0000Barrie HerroldWe met when we were young and didn’t know anything, The world was full of adventure waiting just for us. All the right things were done, Careers with an abundance of friends. They couldn’t help but reproduce, Like it was some hilarious...
The world was full of adventure waiting just for us.

All the right things were done,

Careers with an abundance of friends.

They couldn’t help but reproduce,

Like it was some hilarious joke.

Not for us it seemed, no matter how hard we tried.

Eventually we decided to live and love anyway.

Our friends met milestones we would never see,

But nothing stood in our way as long as we had eachother.

No one could stop us,

Until something did.

It snuck up like a current under the waves.

We had faced hardship before,

But this ship.

Was one that could not be righted, hitched or secured.

Once she lost all her hair and half her weight,
She finally had enough and let the current take her away.

I persevered with my simple life,

Through every Christmas,

Anniversary and event though it was never the same.

The thing that hurts the most,

The ultimate injustice.

Is none of it’s true,

She story I tell myself and anyone who asks,

To justify this life,

Out here on my own.

Where the land fades, till there’s nothing left but the sea.

Oceasound by soundsvisual Pond5

https://www.pond5.com?ref=BarrieH

Music by Stock Music provided by AudiouslyPro, from Pond5

https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/129050878-peaceful-mindfulness-meditation?ref=barrieh




Image By ErenMotion
https://www.pond5.com/stock-images/illustrations/item/209558438-close-ocean-wave-3d?ref=barrieh]]>681audiouslypro,erenmotion,pond5,soundsvisualtrue2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/towers-of-the-sea-episode-3-the-market--50766745
It was a place of vibrant colours, smells and sounds.
We collided for brief moments of commerce,
All Shapes and sizes.
From livestock
To springs for watches,
Musicians and actors to entertain.
Beside the ferris wheel
And candy floss
Machines.
We didn’t notice
The restrictions at first,
Just a few minor inconveniences
For the greater good.
The divisions
Started with the regions,
Then friends couldn't be seen mingling
If one was from this town
Or that.
Eventually we locked the gates
And walked away.
A few of us tried to restart it
But It’s too hard to relight a flame
That has long been
Stamped out.

Image and atmospheric music by:

https://www.pond5.com/stock-images/illustrations/item/137621713-drawing-local-people-are-walking-market-india-hand-draw?ref=barrieh

https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/187505859-unease-and-drama-atmospheric-epic-cinematic-trailer-backgrou?ref=barrieh]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50766745Sun, 31 Jul 2022 20:59:38 +0000Barrie HerroldThe Market It was a place of vibrant colours, smells and sounds. We collided for brief moments of commerce, All Shapes and sizes. From livestock To springs for watches, Musicians and actors to entertain. Beside the ferris wheel And candy...
It was a place of vibrant colours, smells and sounds.
We collided for brief moments of commerce,
All Shapes and sizes.
From livestock
To springs for watches,
Musicians and actors to entertain.
Beside the ferris wheel
And candy floss
Machines.
We didn’t notice
The restrictions at first,
Just a few minor inconveniences
For the greater good.
The divisions
Started with the regions,
Then friends couldn't be seen mingling
If one was from this town
Or that.
Eventually we locked the gates
And walked away.
A few of us tried to restart it
But It’s too hard to relight a flame
That has long been
Stamped out.

Image and atmospheric music by:

https://www.pond5.com/stock-images/illustrations/item/137621713-drawing-local-people-are-walking-market-india-hand-draw?ref=barrieh

https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/187505859-unease-and-drama-atmospheric-epic-cinematic-trailer-backgrou?ref=barrieh]]>874barrie,cast,herrold,market,of,pod,poetry,sea,song,the,towers,writingfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/towers-of-the-sea-episode-2-the-walls--50063269
Written by Barrie Herrold

The Walls

We built them ourselves
With sticks and stones and anything we could find
To keep the others out
Eventually the sticks turned to iron
And the stones became reinforced concrete

The walls were no longer there to keep them out
But to keep us in
Afraid
Paranoid
Ready to lay blame on anyone but those responsible

They left a long time ago
Up there in their towers of silver and gold
Looking down on us as we scrape out a living in the dirt

Some of us still know how to get out
Every wall has a weakness
Every system has a blind spot

There is always hope
There is always a way

Image by https://www.pond5.com/stock-images/illustrations/item/143196275-belfry-and-stone-towers-city-wall-canterbury?ref=barrieh]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50063269Sun, 05 Jun 2022 02:23:12 +0000Barrie HerroldThis is episode 2 of the Towers Of The Sea series. Written by Barrie Herrold The Walls We built them ourselves With sticks and stones and anything we could find To keep the others out Eventually the sticks turned to iron And the...
Written by Barrie Herrold

The Walls

We built them ourselves
With sticks and stones and anything we could find
To keep the others out
Eventually the sticks turned to iron
And the stones became reinforced concrete

The walls were no longer there to keep them out
But to keep us in
Afraid
Paranoid
Ready to lay blame on anyone but those responsible

They left a long time ago
Up there in their towers of silver and gold
Looking down on us as we scrape out a living in the dirt

Some of us still know how to get out
Every wall has a weakness
Every system has a blind spot

There is always hope
There is always a way

Image by https://www.pond5.com/stock-images/illustrations/item/143196275-belfry-and-stone-towers-city-wall-canterbury?ref=barrieh]]>492barrie,herrold,new,podcast,poetry,song,writing,zealandfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/towers-of-the-sea-episode-1-the-towers--497503311984. 
Logan's Run
They Live 
The Matrix
It follows the life of a disillusioned border worker and an old stone mason who reluctantly created the walled world they live in.   ]]>5ab49ccb-96b7-4bfa-8ac3-15a8b93f1c24Tue, 04 Jan 2022 20:25:24 +0000Barrie HerroldThis is episode one of a series of poems called Towers Of The Sea. It's inspired by the current pandemic as well as past events and novels like  1984.  Logan's Run They Live  The Matrix It follows the life of a disillusioned border worker and an old...1984. 
Logan's Run
They Live 
The Matrix
It follows the life of a disillusioned border worker and an old stone mason who reluctantly created the walled world they live in.   ]]>449falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-search-for-meaning--49750335
For more content go to:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC23xq2xG2YvWPLIXpfcJvJw

https://www.instagram.com/barrieherrold/?hl=en

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https://www.tiktok.com/@barrieherrold?lang=en]]>5755b37a-8dc8-4b0a-844a-ebd17b996c8bWed, 01 Sep 2021 10:02:00 +0000Barrie HerroldThis is a poem I wrote in my early twenties, which has been interesting to revisit now that I'm older and hopefully more mature.  For more content go to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC23xq2xG2YvWPLIXpfcJvJw...
For more content go to:

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https://www.instagram.com/barrieherrold/?hl=en

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https://www.tiktok.com/@barrieherrold?lang=en]]>598falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/west-coast-road--49750336
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIOAlaACuv4

Podcast mentioned : https://www.earwolf.com/show/conan-obrien/]]>711796fa-fe26-4380-909c-7a9fb5772e90Sun, 01 Aug 2021 20:09:50 +0000Barrie HerroldThis was Partly inspired by Tracy Chapmans Fast Car  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIOAlaACuv4 Podcast mentioned : https://www.earwolf.com/show/conan-obrien/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIOAlaACuv4

Podcast mentioned : https://www.earwolf.com/show/conan-obrien/]]>409falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preacher-man--49750340
Hallelujah was originally released by Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen in 1984. It went virtually unnoticed until it was covered by John Cale, whose version was used in the movie Shrek, and later by Jeff Buckley.

Ref. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/kaikohe-kids-go-viral-with-te-reo-hallelujah/QOCBJA7WZNSSCDVTA36D22KGAA/
In The Shift. https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZV9UASRjboARUQSF9qgWf
In A Manner Of Speaking. https://open.spotify.com/show/2pa7Yb6FPWeQxhJAfptCzr]]>7bf7757e-3e1d-4c37-9658-557d542b4f17Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:38:04 +0000Barrie HerroldThe Maori lyrics to Hareruia were penned  Rev Te Hira Paenga, who is of Ngati Porou and Ngapuhi descent.  Hallelujah was originally released by Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen in 1984. It went virtually unnoticed until it was covered by John...
Hallelujah was originally released by Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen in 1984. It went virtually unnoticed until it was covered by John Cale, whose version was used in the movie Shrek, and later by Jeff Buckley.

Ref. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/kaikohe-kids-go-viral-with-te-reo-hallelujah/QOCBJA7WZNSSCDVTA36D22KGAA/
In The Shift. https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZV9UASRjboARUQSF9qgWf
In A Manner Of Speaking. https://open.spotify.com/show/2pa7Yb6FPWeQxhJAfptCzr]]>420falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/astronauts--49750333Music, episode art and editing is also by Barrie Herrold.
This includes a verse from the popular lullaby Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a popular English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem by Jane Taylor, "The Star".
The song is in the public domain, and has many adaptations around the world. ]]>51e9b9e7-5b5d-4ff7-b24a-1e507c5e3185Fri, 21 May 2021 22:48:39 +0000Barrie HerroldAstronauts is an original poem by Barrie Herrold.  Music, episode art and editing is also by Barrie Herrold. This includes a verse from the popular lullaby Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a popular English lullaby. The...Music, episode art and editing is also by Barrie Herrold.
This includes a verse from the popular lullaby Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a popular English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem by Jane Taylor, "The Star".
The song is in the public domain, and has many adaptations around the world. ]]>489falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/super-hero--49750332
Also available on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC23xq2xG2YvWPLIXpfcJvJw

The sound track is from https://freesound.org/people/inchadney/sounds/39496/ recorded  in August 2007 in Hannover / Germany on the same day, using the Soundman OKM II studio, the A 3 adapter and Sharp Minidisk MD-DR 470H recorder, with some people walking by and brilliant city noises.]]>86c98ca9-5cea-40f8-ac2b-0dbd9d987f84Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:37:12 +0000Barrie HerroldThis episode is about a poem I wrote called Super Hero, which is inspired by the life of an artist. Also available on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC23xq2xG2YvWPLIXpfcJvJw The sound track is from...
Also available on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC23xq2xG2YvWPLIXpfcJvJw

The sound track is from https://freesound.org/people/inchadney/sounds/39496/ recorded  in August 2007 in Hannover / Germany on the same day, using the Soundman OKM II studio, the A 3 adapter and Sharp Minidisk MD-DR 470H recorder, with some people walking by and brilliant city noises.]]>492falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/adrift--497503384aea9e1c-b4ca-49eb-ba3b-280dd9a8088bWed, 03 Mar 2021 08:38:07 +0000Barrie HerroldThis is exploring an original poetic song about the current covid climate of uncertainty. 570falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trailer--49750337eb15cb4e-2084-4e58-b13b-c2bcf4f00c41Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:39:58 +0000Barrie HerroldThis episode is just the beginning of a hopefully long and prosperous career as a voice actor/ singer-song writer.   129falsefull