Dawnings
Woke tired
By Nicholas Hooper
Tried to sleep, really tried but something wouldn’t let me.
The excitement of being on holiday by a river that flows,
bringing sound to my bedroom and pace to my heart.
God knows, I need the sleep.
But also in my heart there is an urge to create in this beautiful space
and that won’t let me go.
So here I am at 6 when it should have been 8, seeking words to find out where I am.
Oh! It’s my birthday! That’s where I am!
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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