Dawnings
a quest
By Nicholas Hooper
to touch the unknown
to find the way there
to return to a home
to see a new truth
this could be a quest
but all who would go on it
must bow for forgiveness
that part that can heal the wounds
before they are made
and so carrying that healing
to the place of most treasure
would find what they looked for
for so, so long
in the place
of true
silence
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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