Dawnings
Functional
By Nicholas Hooper
I’d rather have the fun
and take the ‘ctional’ out
and leave it somewhere
it’s not really a thinking part,
that ‘ctional’
so maybe leave it for the automatic
that reaction that’s needed
when cornering in a car
or avoiding bumping into people
the mindlessness of functional
can take over life
without one even noticing it
but when the fun has gone
then look around and see
where, oh where it went
and welcome it back
with a smile, with open arms
and say, ‘yes, that is my life’
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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