Dawnings
I paused
By Nicholas Hooper
I paused for a moment
and in that moment I felt
now, just now
as the day breaks
and my mind wakes
now, just now
the next can wait
for that moment to finish
now, just now
and a breath’s pause
defies time’s laws
now, just now.
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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