Dawnings

One

By Nicholas Hooper

One time
This time
Not next time
Now
Feel hands
Feel feet
Wondering
How
We got here
From nowhere
Out of the dark
Searching
Finding
Needing
A spark
Of thoughts
Of words
Of music
How
Inspiration
Motivation
Creation
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