Dawnings
Twenty beer mugs
By Nicholas Hooper
Twenty beer mugs on a train of thought
Thinking of these is what I thought I ought
to do next.
Twenty beer mugs on a train going fast
We’re going to have that party at last
for the builders.
Got to get the beer
Got to bring it here
Got to get the cheese
Got to get the bread
but
Twenty beer mugs to borrow from a friend
and that’s where my train of thought will end.
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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