Dawnings
What strikes me
By Nicholas Hooper
Much though I love life, I will not live for ever.
No one does.
The bell strikes midnight and I must heed it when the sound calls me to the end.
Can I prepare for this sudden departure?
Can I have any inkling of what comes next?
Perhaps there is light.
Perhaps there is dark.
Or is there nothing?
‘Nothing’ is hard to imagine because I have never known nothing.
But what strikes me now is how sad I will find it to say goodbye.
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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