Dawnings
Shades of green
By Nicholas Hooper
Shades of green
Shades of blue
What has been
up with you?
Nothing now
Sleep has gone
Finding how
sun has shone
to make the day
rich with light
The end I say
the end of night
So play a tune
for the sun
there is no moon
enjoy the fun
of the morning
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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