Dawnings
all that is
By Nicholas Hooper
A place
a space
to let be
and expand
the breath
to smell the air
and sense the sun
falling on your back
as you look at what you’re standing on
and imagine the earth
as it swirls around
carrying you through space
in such enormity
that you can’t see it
but can you imagine it?
or even feel it?
that movement
that flow
that takes you
to the next moment
eleven miles
on…
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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