Dawnings
Breathe back
By Nicholas Hooper
The lull of the sea,
The drift of my boat,
The waft of a breeze,
All come back to me
As I breathe back,
Breathe back,
Breathe back
To wholeness.
The call of a gull,
The crash of the waves,
The slap of my sheets
Make my heart full
As I breathe back,
Breathe back,
Breathe back
To wholeness.
Breathe back
To one with the earth.
Breathe back
For all you’re worth
For all your life
Is like a wave
That falls and rises
Full of surprises.
The glint of the sea,
The edge of my boat,
The spume on the waves
All come back to me
As I breathe back,
Breathe back,
Breathe back
To wholeness.
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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