Dawnings
Sometimes
By Nicholas Hooper
Sometimes I am relieved that I have very little time.
The task of writing words that mean something can be daunting.
To know the seconds are ticking by before the agony of creating can finish soon
is a strange relief, and to know that tea calls and looking after others comes first
is so much easier than the seemingly selfish act of lonely making.
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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