Dawnings
Real power
By Nicholas Hooper
It’s not money
It’s something inside
that can be found through
seeking
listening
waiting.
It’s there
Right behind the curtain
of disappointment
of disconnection
of despair
waiting.
There’s a ground
where this power can be found
beneath your home
beneath your floor
beneath your feet
and it’s waiting.
There is no sound
There are no trumpets
It is quiet, so quiet
that you must
listen
sense
feel
and
for
a
moment
it is found.
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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