Dawnings
a journey
By Nicholas Hooper
but we lay down our arms
and it is the start
of a journey
into the mind
into the soul
and our veins flow
with energy
taken from the world
as we travel
as we see
a new perspective
of a time unravelled
and unfolding
to the next place
to the next minute
and our mind will rest
in the certainty of presence
as we travel
as we see
into the mind
into the soul
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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