Dawnings
Walking in fear
By Nicholas Hooper
The valley of death, they said
Fear no evil, they said
But life is full of fear, potentially
So have faith in what?
Cruel nature?
Humanity?
So look around
And see
Care
In this feeling of lostness
Is a core of care if only you can find it
You are cared for
So know it and walk the world in brave strides
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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