Dawnings
Silver
By Nicholas Hooper
I reached up
and there in the cupboard
were silver glasses
glinting in the half-light
a treasure trove of burnished metal
and I took one
and as I brought it into the light
it became transparent in my hand
and as I filled it with water
it faded in the light
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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