Dawnings

curves and angles

By Nicholas Hooper

the curves of this old wall
straight lines are impossible
the angles that happen are impossible
made of age and unintentional beauty
a straight line is so hard and human
but these curves and angles bring a growth
organic, age bourn, natural like a tree of sone

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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