Dawnings
Strange things can happen
By Nicholas Hooper
I saw a kingfisher yesterday, just sitting on a branch below my balcony.
Never seen one on this river before.
Strange things can happen.
There is an otter somewhere along these banks.
That’s only in recent years and probably because English rivers are so polluted.
Perhaps I’ll see her one day.
Strange thing can happen.
Wondering how to play a tune to reflect all this on a tiny ukulele.
I might succeed.
Strange things can happen.
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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