Dawnings
when the light comes
By Nicholas Hooper
waiting for the light to come
the small bud holds tightly to itself
and inside this dark ball
is held all the possibilities of beauty
but for now it cannot be seen
for what it will be,
for what it actually is
when the light comes
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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