Foreword

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Birds are considered messengers to God, because no other creature can soar to the heavens.

The nightingale is a bird that symbolises immortality, life, love and death. It is free of worries and the burden of time, death and human concerns. However, it's melancholic melodies can only be heard at night, when the White Moon has risen. It lurks in the shadows, selflessly helping others.

This book is named after this symbolic creature because the words in here are meant for loved ones. Maybe it's words we wished we said, or maybe it's forgotten words, or even words we once said. Regardless, these words can now be immortalised forever in this book.

"Then she gave one last burst of music. The white Moon heard it, and she forgot the dawn, and lingered on in the sky. The red rose heard it, and it trembled all over with ecstasy, and opened its petals to the cold morning air. Echo bore it to her purple cavern in the hills, and woke the sleeping shepherds from their dreams. It floated through the reeds of the river, and they carried its message to the sea."
― Oscar Wilde, The Nightingale and The Rose

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