Pretty old man age  
beyond his ways 
Flame like streaks  
around his face 
Wakes up each day  
with a crimson face  
Resumes routines 
round domain 
Rides in cart drawn  
by mares unseen,  
Seven shade face  
theirs single seen... 
 
20 10 08
Kesav Venkat Easwaran
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/riding-on/