Author: Stuart Miller-Osborne

  • Sleepwalk

    He could turn form into poetry And poetry into form   Sometime the beauty of his cinema Overwhelmed me   His movies were shot in black and white Which gave them an intimacy That you could almost touch     Notes from Minorah (2021)

  • A Beautiful Ship

    Two things happened to me this afternoon on the beach Firstly I saw a beautiful ship about two miles offshore It was easily the most beautiful ship that I had ever seen Above deck level it was pure white without inhibition Even her elegant funnel was white brave white brave white The rest of this […]

  • Spring Summer Autumn and Winter

    Everything that irritates us about others Can lead us to an understanding of ourselves   Who said that  Jung  So you mean that because I dislike cyclists whilst I am driving  That I have a better understanding of myself  Precisely  What have I learnt  That you do not like cyclists  But I knew that already  […]

  • The Poet and Paris

    I travelled to Paris with my family just after my tenth birthday This was the first time that I had travelled abroad The year was 1964 I feel in love with Paris straight away Although I was warned by a man in a bar That she was a whore Who would spit you out When […]

  • H-u-m-m-i-n-g-b-i-r-d

    I am a cage in search of a bird I am a bird in search of a cage   I do not identify with either of these quotes As I am a hummingbird Hummingbirds do not live in cages Nor do they dream about residence     H-u-m-m-i-n-g-b-i-r-d  

  • Pirate Hearts

    The hearts of pirates Remain at sea After death   From my lighthouse I can see Ten thousand pirate hearts   On ten thousand ships That have sailed For ten thousand days     Pirate Hearts The hearts of pirates Remain at sea After death   From my lighthouse I can see Ten thousand pirate […]

  • The Lazarus Rose

    You  are quite beautiful As you relax peacefully Full under the summer sun But as the gentle season declines You beauty will slowly begin to fade And your petals will be collected To further decorate cool winter bowls  

  • Starlings and Butterflies

    I have heard that butterflies Speak in esrever Before mating   Whether his true Or not Is open to question   As butterflies are known For the softness Of their conversations   Blue Butterflies Are really green   Red Butterflies Are really yellow   Purple Butterflies only exist In the dreams Of the insane   […]

  • Spending Quality Time with Lee Harvey Oswald

    There is no such thing as randomness  Every action is part of a chain  And is subject to the laws of sequence    Time – 12:29 Place: Dallas Texas Date: 22nd November 1963 Present: Lee Harvey Oswald and Me Reading: Walt Whitman Drinking: Coffee Plans for the Weekend: None      

  • Colour Crisis is not the same as China Crisis

    Is the name of a painting In the Hermitage It is a masterpiece Or so I am told As I am completely blind And have never enjoyed Its vibrant colour