Dawnings
Edge
By Nicholas Hooper
We all have our edge,
our place beyond which we will not go.
It could be political or, linked to that, moral.
We will make our arguments to fit with our edge
because if we fall over the edge we fear we may become nothing.
Like the edge of the universe where there is no matter, just the void
which is unthinkable, incomprehensible, and will fill us with fear, just the thought of it.
All we can do is to find our edge and look at it in the light of the world we live in.
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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