Dawnings
the edge of life
By Nicholas Hooper
what hails in this quiet frozen world?
is there a sense of silence spreading the ground?
or are thoughts banished to breath?
candidly, calmly, sitting and finding
words to mention what was not there before
the canvas of plain language
finds a way of white cold fields
to the edge of life where there is
a greater sense of calm
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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