Dawnings
What then?
By Nicholas Hooper
‘What then?’ you ask
‘“Then” is another time,’ he answers
‘What if?’ comes the next question
‘“If” is not known till then,’ the answer comes
‘So what now?’ said with impatience, irritability even
‘Ah, at last we are in “now” when you know the answers to your questions
“Now” is the time for you and no other place or time will do’
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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