Dawnings
different today
By Nicholas Hooper
a walk through halls of difficulty
and now, the spectres of worry
are displaced by unsureness
true, you are free
but in that freedom lies responsibility
what was said must be done
and so doubt creeps in
can you achieve this? or is it
slightly out of reach
but who knows now
who hasn’t been there
in that future you fear
and perhaps that stream
that has washed through your life
will continue to the end
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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