Dawnings
As the storms come in
By Nicholas Hooper
How weathered we are in our little boat
The stormy seas of life batter us
and we can forget the love that brought us here
together on this voyage
So as the storms come in
dig deep and feel the roots of relationship
Know where you stand and remember
the task at hand
to love an enduring love
shaped by winds, worn by rain
firm as rock set deep in the earth
so lucky are we that have it.
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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