Dawnings
cloth
By Nicholas Hooper
fibres pulled together
tight, tight, tight
fibres from plants
fibres from animals
fibres from plastic even
to make a cover for a hairless ape
colours abound
growing from madder to cochineal
indigo from the pharaohs
mushrooms to petrochemicals
making a possibility of variety
and soft, soft carpets cushion our feet
warm curtains care for our homes
quiet blankets help us sleep
as we fall into a world of cloth
thirty five thousand years old
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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