Maximus Majoritus

The rest of us
Let's now discuss
Mighty major Maximus
Mellow magic made for us
To love and admire
as hero and squire
A mountain of a man
Doing all that he can
To give love and a hand
To those of his clan
His glance is enough
Quite majestic and tough
To deliver a boon
or inspire a tune
So make a fuss
Consider it a plus
To ride on the bus
Of all that's Maximus

EbonyKing

The Ebony King came roaring into this life
Uncompromising wit in both calm and strife
No longer doubtful that love might come
What's left is a companion when the sun has gone
Beautiful, garish, proud and strong
Relentlessly nourishing all the day long
Giving up on the call to hibernate
Days pass quickly in the presence of the great

These guys are the best! These two residents of hauswerx are fitness models and are just beginning what should be busy futures in the feild. Belief in each one's unique beauty and style is the mantra at hauswerx. Maximus is a New Yorker, personal trainer, body builder and dancer. He is articulate and will go far on his powerful determination. Ebonyking is from the UK. He is at present a 9-5er, body builder, personal trainer, and is a true artist at heart. hauswerx wishes them only the best and will work towards that. If you'd like to contact Maximus or Ebonyking you may do so at this site.

The questions that we are still filled with are some of the same ones I've tried to find answers for all my life. Among them-"how does a modern black man get ahead in today's world?"

As February is upon us it a good time to review from whince we came. This will be the subject of the next few postings. An honest attempt at surveying the portrayals of black men in America since the time of slavery.

Mom's Garden

Winter treds upon my heels
Hard and cold is how it feels
Yet the memory of this green
Warms my soul by what I've seen
Mom has made a paradise
Peaceful quiet simply nice
Solitude serenely mine
I can go there any time

Remember

It was summer 2007
the days were beautiful
it felt like heaven

Off to War

He has now gone off to war
The bromance with Dante has garnished a scar
It is for him the "best thing I could do"
And for me it leaves my insides blue
He lost a cherished baby girl
Sending his life into a chaotic whirl
Now his "duty" is what must be done
And I've become the the lonely one

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Still Life after 50 years

"Got my eyes, got my nose, got my fingers, got my toes, I got life!" On the eve of celebrating a living milestone I pause to tell the world that it is so.I have come to witness and share five eventful decades of rich, dense, momentous life on earth. Thankful am I to be able to do so with family, friends, and a creative mind.

All that's come before me
to mold me into a man
I celebrate and recognise
as the precursor of my plan
Joyousness abides within me
relishing the time now at hand
What happens next is of my choosing
if it is to be done I can
The open door beckons ahead of me
I've passed through the burning sands
The future I know not the outcome
yet I'm stirred and ready to make my demands

The Secret Life of Water

Water knows the secret of life and harbors subtle shades of pain
It hoards its power to disappear then re-materialize again

Water relishes its ability to grow and morph and mold and change
Bending, lending its regal majesty to earth’s diverse inhabited range

Ocean, river, lake, pond, stream
Water craftily becomes not what it seems

Power is water in the art of transformation
It is patient, pure, highly skilled in manipulation

Giving shape to the formless and repudiating strife
Immortal water above all is this elixir of life


Be it solid, gas, or liquid, water wells within time
Bringing life into planet yielding order by design

Water needs not the charity and piety that we give
Yet for us it sacrifices all and through its gift we do live

Before the Curtain Rises

There could be no calm and no ease for the fair minded in this formidable situation. All involved, whether mindfully placid or organic in movement, were left unhindered yet still seen standing open mouthed, silenced by the spectacle that took place unbelievably in front of them.
Redundancy had been removed on demand by an overage action starlet still finding colorful and inspiring methods to fenagle fraudulent finances as part of a bizarre sinister system.
Haute for the moment yet unable to grasp fine details of subterfuge, the mildly tortured soul is made fodder for the whipping cynic in lofty abandoned under-urban structures built as towers on the bones of conquered tribes.
The double meanings caught a few tepid wanderers by the neck. There rose great shouts of derision which became were melodious psalms for the starlet to begin her new freedom performance. Now that an audience was assembled, with every backstage weapon in place the show could begin...

Life After Death

I.
Oooh love comes quickly in the wake of mourning
bursting through daily activities like the sea
As open wounds of sadness finish festering
there is ample space for compassion to be placed
Upon the walls of this house and added to its foundation
Six no seven months of compounded imbalance
cry out for calm structure and sense support
The eyes and countenance of friends and family
hover on the edges of concern poised to intervene
at just the moment when faltering comes to call

II.
It is energizing to think of you
It is well to behold your gaze
The soul is soothed when its consumed
By your vibrant love-filled blaze
Joy upon joy this heart is full
This spirit seeks no glove
The bitter chill of solitude
rests safe in a blanket of your love
It has taken all of a lifetime
to be born in this place of release
As the arms of your love now envelopes me
Regret and remorse do now cease

The Age of Miracles

The age of miracles looms upon us
Offering promise to a hope starved stock
Acts of renewal of faith scattered near and wide
Happen second to minute by the clock

Golden days of salvation stand in waiting
The hour for commitment is at hand
Celebrate the rise of fulfilment and pride
Bombs of compassion are ours to comand

Relive the hour of creation
Its essence is part of the soul
Go deep to a point of raw connection
Forever immortal, creative and bold