Dawnings
open your eyes
By Nicholas Hooper
open your eyes
and see the colours that surround you
such variation even in the slightest shade
open your eyes
to the world outside
to the darkness and stars
to the grey light of dawn
open your eyes
to the ones who are close to you
see their smiles and frowns
their puzzlement and worries
and the love in their eyes
and listen…
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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