Dawnings
A Carol
By Nicholas Hooper
To dance a song
To sing a dance
Tis what it means
the loving trance
The rhythm guides
The feet respond
The hands wave shapes
that go beyond
expected moves
Those planned designs
Your bodies must
follow those signs
So sing the song
And dance the dance
And make that moment
to take a chance
to go beyond
those patterns learnt
and fly the nest
to freedom earnt
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About Dawnings:
“Every morning at around 5am I get up and go down to my studio. After a short meditation I write down whatever is in my head, giving myself fifteen minutes to do so. Then moving over to the piano (or a more portable instrument like my Ukulele when I'm away), I improvise and record a piece of music inspired by whatever words I just wrote. It is a great way of keeping both my writing and my composing going and I call these small creations Dawnings. They are mostly unedited, like sketches, so that they keep that fresh feeling of an early morning discovery.”
— Nick Hooper