Stuart Miller-Osborne

Due to misunderstanding I idiotically left SapphireOn a remote railway platform As we were travelling south Towards the Caravan ArgoseeWhich we had jointly owned For the previous five summers The caravan had once been used By the hippy artist AlainAnd when he emigrated to the USAHe left some of his better works So that we…

I experience these on a frequent basis Not randomly as others often do Once when travelling on a non train I found myself standing on the track With an express speeding towards me

The main character in my new novel Is named William Du Pre That is also my name We share many similarities I am thinking about Killing off this character But will not do so As I enjoy his company

Is it about being Run over By a black sedan And then writing about it In one of the many gutters Of my favourite city Or is it About cooking A splendid fish meal For your beloved And then writing the recipe On her elegant back Using my blood red lipstick

And then I started again That is why I travel Close your eyes On misty trains And open them When you arrive At the place Of your departure

Various civilisations collapsed Within a thin number of years But neither famine Or natural disasters Were to blame

Is it always as sunny as it is today Normally It is the geography you see What happens at night I am told that it gets dark How long have you lived here Mrs Peters For about two minutes Next to this overflowing bin It has such as lovely aspect No before that As your…

Are you enjoying your holiday Mrs Jenkins Do call me Mrs Jenkins You live in such a lovely town Such a long beach And on clear day One can see Cape Cod Why do they call it Cape Cod No idea Naming a place after a fish Whatever next Oh the Youth of Today Mrs…

I have experienced my first night Without any dreams They have not found me yet Such is the confusion of war