Dawnings
The dive
By Nicholas Hooper
Taking that plunge into the depths,
into the darkness, what will be found?
A fear?
A wonder?
A mirror showing that face, the one never seen?
Ever deeper on one breath, the air far above,
and below more to discover, always more.
Now taking a corner and finding the unexpected,
a depth never foreseen,
and in the gloom, a forest of tangling fronds reaching up to grab ankles,
but there a heart’s desire found at last with the air far above.
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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