Dawnings

Spindle

By Nicholas Hooper


He looked like a spindle
as he perched on an aerial
singing his song
his legs so spindly
his feathers so fluffily
but his notes so long

how can a creature
have such a feature
of being so light?
a heart full of song
and he does no wrong
as he revels in flight.

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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