Harmony and Discord in an Atonal World:: Revelations of Rhyme and Reason

While the majority of secular temporal terrestrial existence is relatively atonal and deaf to the realm of rhyme and reason, ascension to a superior state of being comes from exploring and discovering the harmony that calms and structures the belief system and sensitivities of the heart and soul. Classical poetry contributes to harmony with rhyme and meter inducing order into a chaotic presentation of prose; prose being a lower form of writing. Modern poetry is rejected in a harmonic system as being atonal, dysfunctional, and of a lower order. Discipline is the key factor in a harmonic presentation without which feeling languishes in unfulfilled promise. I strive to make each of my poems a disciplined endeavor in classical rhyme and meter in a broad range of categories from love and romance to humor; from providing practical advice in an impractical world to delving into spiritual beliefs of faith and hope while accentuating the logical, the truthful, and the meaningful.Section I: The Good Old Days of Doo Wop, Rock, and Teenage Years.Section II: Love, Romance Fairytales, Dreams, and Desires.Section III: Family and Living Advice.Section IV: Humor of Birds, Quarantine, Haircuts, and Social Distancing.Section V: Happy Days and Nights with Music, Texas, Romance.Section VI: Understanding Reality, Fantasy, Wisdom, and Funny Things.Section VII: Our Protectors Need Protecting, Angel Protectors, First Responders.Section VIII: Keeping the Faith, Bible Faith, Visions, Journey and Options.Section IX: Crusades including Law and Disorder, Liberal problems, and War.Section X: Holidays: Father's Day, Flag Day, Armed Forces Day, Mothers.