Dawnings
Unexpected rain
By Nicholas Hooper
That sound,
that shifting of restless waterdrops on my roof,
told me of welcome rain on dry ground.
We had not expected rain today, of all days,
envisioning a warm and dry entry of much loved furniture into a new home,
freshly painted and cleaned to welcome its new inhabitant.
But rain did fall
Slowly, gently and pattering like a naughty child teasing.
But we know that it will be sent back to bed
leaving the ground fresh and the sky clear for our move-in day.
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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