Dawnings
shadow grey
By Nicholas Hooper
waiting for the bright light of dawn
I saw a grey so prescient
and the silhouettes of tall stalks of growth
that ended with the slowing down of the year
and the cooling of our dear land
to winter and fires and company
when the grey gets brighter
shadows will appear
and I will hope for hidden treasure
of apples and pears, fruit of autumn
and breathe that breath of freshness
that comes with a cold dawn
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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