Author: Stuart Miller-Osborne

  • Mama

    Her face was aged Yet her eyes Were childlike And full of wonder She touched my hair With her gentle fingers Her mother must Have been a golden blonde

  • Histoires d’été

    I do like this time of year When Spring fades into Summer The days lengthen and the air warms Summer dresses celebrate their colour And the migrant birds Swoop high in the sky Diary entry 26th March

  • Man from the South

    He has a small studio An ex railway carriage Not far from the sea He lives there With his sculptures And his partner Tabby An art student From a local college They make an odd couple Who although very polite Are rather shy I did not know Until quite recently That his simple works Have […]

  • Cinema

    I have been approached On many occasions The requests are identical To film my life story I have always refused Until Martha asked me My only condition Was that a black actor Be used to portray Joe This was agreed And the movie Was released last week To good reviews I think that The Guardian […]

  • Treat Yourself

    and we’ll treat your lawn the flyer that dropped through my post box announced that a certain company would seed feed and weed my lawn this excited me so much that i soon added to the artwork the blonde with her back to me suddenly received a prominent butt crack even though she was wearing […]

  • Mathematics

    Joe You have often said That this country is in decay And that this is not helped By those who have no right to be here I have written frequently about this You have said that the will is strong And logistically it is possible Very much One has only to look at history This […]

  • Kiss Shelter

    I was waiting for a bus With Adele We kissed once The bus was reported As being late So we kissed For a second time Pre-Prudence

  • Subway

    Wherever I am in the world The same message Is repeated When I am travelling underground Mind the Gap I find this message restrictive As I enjoy looking Into the abyss

  • Probability of Rain

    Many years ago when I was a soldier I was ordered to execute another soldier I had no quarrel with this soldier So I decided to flip a coin I did not carry of the execution As there was a probability Of rain the following day Dark clouds were increasing It was more probable than […]

  • The Devil’s Assassin

    I am frequently asked If the Devil exists Or is just a probability I choose not to respond To this question Even though the answer Is quite clear to me