Dawnings
Impending
By Nicholas Hooper
Impending doom is here for all of us
if we want it.
A life full of fear is a life lived sensibly
if you think so.
The sabre tooth tiger is just round the corner
if you imagine it.
The race to catch the train is always in your heartbeat
if you let it be.
The place you want to be now will always be just ahead
if you’re looking for it.
But if you stop racing and running both away and towards your impending doom
you may find a place that is now.
No doom ahead, just breath and all your senses for you to live by.
Now.
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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