Dawnings
oh, that a life
By Nicholas Hooper
oh, that a life could have a path,
a reason, a nature
that sends the living
in a clear direction
knowing what should be done,
achieved, created, sung
but the world is about finding,
seeing, feeling, letting
and love plays the main part
when it can be found
in another, in many,
in all that surrounds
so sing a song of freedom
and allow that life
to steer and navigate
the high seas of emotion
having learnt first
to notice, to understand,
and feel that current
that flows down river
to the everlasting ocean
that surrounds and
holds us
in love
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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