Dawnings
ground sound
By Nicholas Hooper
ground sound
sound ground beneath me
sing song
song sing
to ground me
all the waves of liberty here
pull away from man’s old fear
of nothing, no one, nowhere now
wondering that we got here, and how
to know a case of policy, a way of seeing
that with its claws and endless ploys
destroys our way of being
so come now
sit now
listen to the earth
pray now
hope now
for all that life you’re worth
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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