Dawnings
Change
By Nicholas Hooper
For all the mountains in the world
Change will come so slowly
For all the people in this land
Change may seem so sudden
But in the life of a Mayfly
Change is so fast we cannot see it
So time is part of change
For some it is slow
For others so quick
Torn out of now
And into a new kind of life
Hard to handle
But always there
Change.
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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