G.C. Rosenquist
Old Man

I see you in the morning, rain and shine
You see me through eyes that deny their age
With spider-leg fingers, paper-skin wrapped
Brown leaf bones and a weathered, velvet head
You're much stronger than I am

Movement is no longer like stream water
Any clear thoughts are few between labored breaths
But all the world's knowledge is what you keep
A magic garden to pick from today
Is wasted on tomorrows

Only a flame inside keeps you alive
A marriage of soul and strength passing time
Until the moment of divorce, then peace
And you will hear angel wings forever
Don't wait for me old, old man
Purple Sky Publishing is pleased to
announce a joint venture with acclaimed
author G.C Rosenquist. Mr. Rosenquist's
Super Elastic Traveling Sound Circus is
an explosion of emotions.  This brilliant
collection of poetry provides an
inspirational journey through life's
universal enigmas.  
Additional works by this author can be viewed at
gccrosenquist.com.
G.C. Rosenquist was born in 1966 in Chicago, Illinois. He now resides in
Lindenhurst, Illinois. He has been writing since 5th grade and has studied
poetry and writing at the College of Lake County, Illinois. His favorite
writers include Hemingway, Bradbury, Chekhov, Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke.
He has three other works of fiction published: The Opening and Closing of
the Moon (2001), The Funnel Flyer (2004) and Evermore (2005).
Gregg owns a graphic arts company named the Office Ink.