Dawnings
so much
By Nicholas Hooper
so much to give
those reasons for giving and living
so much
as the day spans open
and thoughts start their ceaseless patterns through the air
so much is good
is worth seeing
to listen is hard work
but to stop and listen
is a gift
so take a moment every now and then
to pause
because there is so much around
all that potential
but just now
one thing
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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