Dawnings
space to
By Nicholas Hooper
allowing space to pause
slowing down the circular thoughts
theories, worries, plans, hurts
and listening to the heartbeat
one step at a time
finding a path back
to where you came from
and looking in the mirror
here I am and in this space
I am free to be myself
no shields, no masks
just me and my skin and my wounds
love can grow here
and with that heartbeat
that joins with the rhythm of the world
rest and be sure
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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