Dawnings
The change
By Nicholas Hooper
The change can come from nowhere known
A spark starts a fire and inside all is aflame
The need to be known is full of overwhelming anger
And there is no freedom from this but rest
Rest the mind and the body and allow nothing to happen
No eager, desperate grasping at roots and causes
Rest your eyes and rest your mind until you can see
That winding path up the mountain that is slow and graceful
And will take you home
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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