People have been putting short messages, and even images, in their instant messenger display names for awhile now, but the last week or two is the first time I’ve seen poetry.

One of my Borland colleagues in China is obviously enjoying autumn in Shanghai as he has been waxing poetic via his IM sign-on name. Yesterday’s was my favourite:

"leaves are golden, I drive over them carefully. sky is blue, I drive under it happily" – Dali Xue

Nice one Dali, made me smile all morning.