Dawnings
Mr S
By Nicholas Hooper
I wish you well, Mr S
With you musical surgeon’s hands
as they dance to repair my heart today,
weaving wondrously and dexterously,
they will cut and sew, and cut and sew again
till it is done
You healer of hearts
how many have you saved?
And how many more dawns will we see
thanks to your art?
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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