Stuart Miller-Osborne

I often think deeply about bowls of fruit They come in a variety of shapes and colours Only their histories differ as they journey

who are you running away from nobody you are not telling me the truth look into my rear view mirror what do you see

Morning Silly Boy Correct What did you say I confirmed that you were correct Correct in your assumption Assumption of what That it is indeed morning Is not an assumption Why Because it is the morning How do you know that mummy Because the morning newspaper Has just dropped through the door Mummy Morning papers […]

Today I travelled to Dover in Kent Which is where the poet and composer Charlotte (Claribel) Alington is buried After a great deal of searching I located her final resting place In the St James Cemetery I found her grave in a bad condition With much of its lettering missing The front rail was broken […]

I know both Louth and Dover very well Both these towns have connections To Charlotte Alington Pye Barnard An English poet and composer Of ballads and hymns Who often wrote using the pseudonym Claribel On the 8th of July 1847, Charlotte laid the foundation stone Of Louth Railway Station Which was a great honour as she […]

I have a small scruffy dog Which I have named Groupe Octobre It wears a small orange coat To protect it from the heat

My sister is a trapeze artist She is only one of two trapeze artists To have been born In Saint Paul de Vence My sister is very beautiful The other trapeze artist From Saint Paul de Vence Was also very beautiful They fell in love with each other But are not married as both are […]

My grandfather founded One of the worlds great banks His name was Richard Holmes He arrived in the USA on the SS April Jane And within thirty years Was the head of the bank That carried his memorable name But he never forgot his Scottish roots And for many years he had a ship in […]

Calerie and I had lived in our apartment For just over two years We shared a balcony with number 86 Which was very lightly used Until a blonde girl from New Zealand Moved in with her pet cat It appeared that the apartment Was owned by Alison’s older brother He had planned to sell it […]

I was due to meet you in La Defense But you did not show up So I rang Maria who was nearby I had been given tickets To climb the Grande Arche But I am terrified of heights So I asked Maria to bring a friend Whist they were exploring the high arch You rang […]