Minimalist poet, minimalist lifestyle

China's Liu Xiang received the gold medal for the 60 metre hurdles on two occasions after a mix-up over the national anthem.
A bemused Liu was the model of stoicism in the initial ceremony as organisers inadvertently played Chile's national anthem instead of the Chinese.
But he then shook his head as he explained to fellow medalists Allen Johnson and Evgeniy Borisov and organizers what had happened.
An altogether happier Liu took to the podium for a second time ten minutes later to pick up his gold once again, on this occasion accompanied by the correct anthem.

I received a letter a few days ago telling me that nine of my poems would be published in an online poetry magazine called 'Great Works.' They sent me typeset copies of the poems to proofread; and only one sheet needed correcting.

Here's the longest of the poems, and my favourite - I think it might be some sort of love poem; but I'm not sure.

FEATHERBEDDING

The giveaway
Of past-purple foxgloves.

Grayslate afternoon;
Rehearsal for
A leafless winter tree.

Hunted copses
In an unwashed night.

A headache:
Pierced by the turning light
- I walk away
Slowly numbed
By your pronunciation.

By the way I have a permanent link to my poetry blog on the right-hand sidebar; it contains an archive of all my published work.

Here's the link.