Dawnings
the swing seat
By Nicholas Hooper
brings back memories
of birthdays
of children larking and jumping
of surprise tea parties
of looking at the apple tree
of watching birds fly
of bats on a summer’s eve
of simply swinging and swinging and swinging to the melody of your heart
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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