Dawnings
And strange that she is
By Nicholas Hooper
And strange that she is
this fairy flight
her glinting eyes
show inner light
she leads me on
to places far
her presence nurtures
who we are
and out of space
and out of mind
a new reflection
I can find
of healing heart space
gathering care
I breathe this in
her nourishing air
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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