Dawnings
Once upon
By Nicholas Hooper
Once upon a day a
classic thought came to me,
a thought of wonder.
This earth we live on
is so extraordinary
as it spins round and round
giving us so many blessings
on its route through the universe.
But this earth is fragile
and we can upset its balance
and cause many things to change:
things that help us live,
things that give us joy,
birds, trees, rivers and the great oceans.
Can we slow down
and change the way we live
before it is too late
and our earth forgets us
as we have forgotten it?
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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