Dawnings
Quietness
By Nicholas Hooper
So little sound
Silent stars pinpricked patterns in the sky
No wind moans or sweeps around the roof
This allows a stillness to come
Hum of drive says computer is on and ready
and out of this quiet a music may come
For quietness is the canvas for music
and the imagination of tune and harmony
can be heard inside a silent head
ringing and singing like those stars
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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