Dawnings

Rest a moment

By Nicholas Hooper

Rest a moment, have a break
Find a place where peace resides
Inside, outside, for your sake
Life is short and life is long
Senses play with moving breath
Find a reason for your song
Find the nature of the day
Don’t resist it let it be
While through movement you can sway
Rest awhile now, give yourself
Time to gather strength to play
Through the future of today

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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