Dawnings
on the table
By Nicholas Hooper
it’s a risk
it’s always a risk
this creating and sharing
whether it’s food, or words or music
a deep breath
a very deep breath
as the people round the table react
and then with a smile and a nod they make it all
worth it
really worth it
that work and concentration and time
it costs, but it means so much to be able to give
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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