Dawnings
When
By Nicholas Hooper
When I find a place of peace
and start to practise listening,
the world rests at a happy angle
and the sun and moon are where they like to be.
Finding that moment of light
is like finding that forgotten thing that you so loved.
What a surprise when it comes into your hand
and past connects to present in the most meaningful way.
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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