Foremath

[…] the accidents of itinerary — everything that can be overheard or spied out: everything (in a phrase he used in one of his poems) between the foremath and the aftermath, the early growth and the after growth of the intended harvest.

The aftermath of glory and the foremath of peace would not blend.

I shall ask you to view these remarks in the of "foremath" note rather than a preface or introduction, which imply a knowledge of what follows. I am using the word "foremath" to suggest what precedes without the knowledge of what follows.

After delaying the decision for three years, the President eventually endorsed the concept in the foremath of the 1984 Presidential election, ...