The Rhymes & Rhythms of a Life" is a short work of non-fiction, and fiction, the genesis of which began in 1938 when the author was born. It is an entertaining work consisting of poems, limericks, and short stories, from the life and experiences of the author, who played drums from age six, became a journeyman meat cutter at age sixteen, a lawyer at age thirty-four, and a poet and writer at age sixty-five when he retired from the practice of law.