Dawnings
surrounded
By Nicholas Hooper
surrounded by friendship
this is what it feels like
a boat in a stormy sea
but on all sides, friends
holding the edges of my boat
they look in with smiles
encouraging, reassuring,
with love in their hearts
in this fearful ocean
where hearts can be torn from heads
a group of us can ride the waves
in cheerful company
and one word: hope
can stay the waves
and bring us home
to our safe harbour again
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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