Amidst the rapid pace of a time that often forgets the beauty of diction, this book serves as a small oasis. I built it from a deliberately varied selection of words; some are crisp, some heavy, some sparkling, and some dense. I invite them all to linger in your mind for a while, so that your vocabulary will expand and your horizons will broaden, without you even realizing it.
I don't want to preach. I simply want to show that language is an ocean, and poetry is the ship that takes us across it. Each poem in this book is a small island. On each island, you will find unfamiliar words waiting to be picked up, and new insights waiting to be explored.
So, take this book as you would a map. Read it slowly. And let those words show you the way back to yourself—with a fuller understanding, and a broader soul.
New words knock on the door
Bringing a world that was once obscure
Read, and you will know
Language is a map, and you are the traveler.
Greetings from a pen that continues to write,
For eyes that continue to read.
