Dawnings

out of your shell

By Nicholas Hooper

coming out of your shell
that you think is you
your protections
your opinions
your preferences
your familiars

and seeing the world
with different eyes
take part in its dance
its dance of giving and receiving
of taking part in all that’s around you

that circle of Christmas
that dance that is sung
that seeing a star
where new life was begun

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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