Dawnings

Wakefulness

By Nicholas Hooper

Thoughts pounding
mind churning
peace seeking
let me sleep

Worries here
stories there
of what may happen
when I sleep

Breathe now
listen now
to the breath
that keeps my heart

moving now
Resting now
glide to dreams
of gentle art

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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