Introduction to
“the breaking of dawn”
It’s a surprise as to wonder, why I
cancelled the release of my previous effort “Light” for a more subdued volume I
now call,” the breaking of dawn”. Indeed one would ask, why the concept and
complete departure from my previous ideas?
All interesting
and will be answered in this new volume.
Indeed, I am not one to just cancel
and leave things undone, as such, I am a disciplined person and disciplinary in
such a way, I always finish what I started; this new volume is no different. In
terms of concept, innovation and execution, “the breaking of dawn” is my most
accomplished volume to date.
The amazing thing is that in order for me to realize this volume, I had to cancel my current volume. Because I felt the direction, the theme and the written materials were going in a different way than anticipated. The difference about writing a book and a volume of poetry, is that in books, you have pre-thought story lines whilst, that you can plan ahead and adjust according to whatever situations or plots in the story line. For poetry it isn't as rigid, yet more creative and in many cases spontaneous which a lot of people may not be as flexible, as when writing normally.
Poetry is no laughing matter in writing and though patterns of styles in writing have a habit of inhibiting writers from exploring their true potential. Poetry is still a new focus of concentration in certain countries and it is indeed a worthy area of study, due to it's rich historical significance and heritage with which it has given to writing and entertainment in the past. Even today, poetry written centuries ago, have profound influence on modern culture, writing and understanding.
I spent the last couple months
writing, since the release of “Embrace” and was inspired to come up with
another volume. I read, thought, created, wrote, drafted and tried to finalize so many pieces. It would inevitably lead people to think I was crazy. But I am not, as in this aspect, I wanted to push my own boundaries and write like never before. To be free, but to focus on a specific person or subject, in this case God. A volume of poetry, which would be different from my entire efforts in the past, for I believe it is always good to something different from previous
efforts. So I came out with so many drafts of poetry themes, front covers and in cover photos. I chose from a huge array of different angles, styles, fonts, colors and even went as far as talking to people about ideas for a volume. But nothing seemed to work. Even
“Light” my supposed release would eventually be scrapped. Because the direction within the coming months of my work, would go in a completely different direction.
Writing and coming up with “the
breaking of dawn”, would be tough and a daunting task, because I wanted to make
sure that it was somewhat different from “Embrace” and that it would stand out
on it’s own. A task, I can assure was not easy to accomplish, but a very enjoyable
experience to go through.
“The break of dawn” would stretch the
boundaries, tear the norms and open up new paths to writing and literature.
Especially in today’s world where so much of culture is drawn from the media,
TV and the Internet. I wanted to write a volume that would return us back to
the days before the Internet. When there was appreciation for simplicity,
acceptance for one another and our differences. And for simple truth.
So as you can read, this volume is a
fresh new start and a brand new entry into a new realm of poetry as an art. The
difference is my work is that, it is not meant to paint beautiful pictures;
those days of writing are long gone. But to write about life and in doing so, I
try to give life, by empowering people with the chance to choose for themselves
and therefore liberating them from the world’s so called “modern culture”.
We are human and as such, should be
treated like humans. We are not mere robots and we should never hold ourselves
back. Have no fear and take my hand. Let me take you on a journey that touch bases
about God and that discovering a life in faith, hope and love is an enjoyable
one. Of course I do not deny any hardships and tribulations, what I can promise
is that you can live a life of your own. As physical wealth is not everything.
For sustenance maybe, but it cannot to give life to others as what faith, hope
and love can. It's all about sharing and this volume is my sharing to you guys!
I hope you enjoy this volume and most
certainly hope you will share it, love it and live it in your own ways. It is
time for us all to realize our true potentials; “the breaking of dawn” is for
us all! God bless everyone!
