Dawnings
Activity
By Nicholas Hooper
Activity
Vitality
Making a path
Grasses squashed and pushed aside
As progress is made across the field
Brush of stems, rush of heart, gush of breath
As uphill causes legs to throb and lungs to ache
Now to the top and see, all around, green and green
One house down there, it looks so small
But it has many rooms and memories
Ease of movement now, a flow
As descent begins and knees
Take the force of gravity
Down, down to the house
The home where all
Is known and
Accepted and
Loved
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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