Dawnings
heart to home
By Nicholas Hooper
heart to home
home to heart
knowing where
to find the art
of waking clear
headed here
looking for
the day
finding joy
joying find
where the world
meets your mind
flowing through
the body now
find your heart
for the day
waking now
now awake
seeking music
for your sake
notes will flow
heart will know
you’re in tune
with the day
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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