Dawnings
One night
By Nicholas Hooper
It was too warm and we turned
Restless in a night of half filled dreams
Some comfort but always aware of the heat
Finding a way through night-time worries
Those spectres that come to haunt us when we cannot sleep:
‘what if?’ ‘what next?’ ‘what’s wrong?’
But calm persisted and heat turned to freshness
And with a slow dawn we found ourselves
Safe in sleep
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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