Dawnings
The long path back
By Nicholas Hooper
The long path back to where you were before it happened,
the way back to that place where you were safe:
trees surround a meadow and sun shines down on daisies
and, as you lie in the long grass, someone leans over you
and says, ‘I love you,’
and you are whole 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