Dawnings
remember the tenderness
By Nicholas Hooper
when life is hard
remember the tenderness
the close warmth of another
the loving touch of a loved one
to call on that feeling
in moments of pain and suffering
is to call on the balm of the soul
that outflow of gentle encouragement
back to that place of being held
back to the mother’s embrace
back to the father’s kind words
back to the lover’s hands
and in that moment
that moment of memory
knowing that love which is true
being held in the arms of another
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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