The rise and fall of rhymes and rhythms

Description

The rise and fall of rhymes and rhythms seeks to document the complexities of life and living in poetic and philosophical fashion through a purview of 100 poems. The poems look at the complexity of familiar relationships in varying dimensions, dissecting specific moments that although appear mundane on the surface, are – once fleshed out on the page – profound episodes that enlighten a labyrinth of memories. With a clear voice, humour, and great empathy, the poet explores questions of being and belonging, and contemplate past, present and future surroundings with a curiosity and an open-mindedness that expands on the human condition.
The style employed in this collection is simple and the message is clear, the context, theme and content of this body of work are intended for the younger generation to teach about virtue and values while eschewing vice, laziness and unproductive entanglements. The collection begins with a poem about birthing (symbolised by “rise”) and ends with a poem about passing (symbolised by “fall”). The idea behind this collection is to teach in 100 poems events which will likely occur in a lifetime albeit long or short thereby creating a resonating effect of relatability in the mind of all readers – young and old alike.
Human activity comes to fore and focus in this collection explored in moments of joy, pain and a plethora of colour and contrast. The aim of this body of work is to educate and enlighten the young of the happenstance which permeate the real world within a thin veil of dizanic poetry.
This collection written in lyrical vignettes has a specific rhyme scheme of ababbccdcd which runs through the fabric of the entire body of creative work. The poems are written in a style so fluid, it seeps at the borderline of poetry and music. Suitable for a kaleidoscope of audiences with its characteristic penmanship, mood and milieu. In 100 poems, the poet tells the tale of a mother’s love for her daughter.
The collection examines themes such as birthing, genealogy, togetherness, nature, love, virtue, vice, instruction, common sense, morality, legacy and eventually, death.