Dawnings
Morning good
By Nicholas Hooper
Mind is clear
weather here
is waiting
As sun comes up
colours grow
and we know
day is here
How clear it is
at this small time
when currents pass
the world’s streams
of consciousness
And love will have its way
at the beginning of the day
and happiness is an empty mind
full of possibilities of creating
a future that fills the skies
and helps the world arise.
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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