Dawnings
Centred
By Nicholas Hooper
Where are we?
In the dark
Surrounded
By cold
So cold
But light
Might come
So soon that
We must go
Out into the cold
And find our way
Up to the warm
And make tea
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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