Author: Stuart Miller-Osborne

  • Dartmouth Memories

    In 1975 during a break in filming Kris Kristofferson sang Leonard Cohen songs At the Royal Dart Hotel I was not there But a friend who had borrowed My Jazz Hat Told me of the event  

  • Life in a Honey Jar

    The Day Opened Thick Golden And Wet I had dreamt of the Czechoslovakian Navy During the night But did not want to go out into the rain So I changed into a bee And commenced my hive duties   On the 22nd of November 2016 West Berkshire was bathed in a golden light it lasted […]

  • 22nd November 2016

    Aldous Huxley C.S. Lewis JFK 53 years in Heaven I hope you boys are getting on What is the view like from up there? Do tell  

  • Sleeping in the Nude (Maud)

    Do you sleep in the nude Maud And show your breasts to the milkman As you walk around your room Do you leave erotic night notes Amongst the fraying bottles Asking for more cream Or do you disappoint the poor man And leave your drapes closed Even in the summer   Did your brother kill […]

  • Swedish Masculine

    Run Anais run I said as I sat on the wooden bench in the sauna Whatever for I am enjoying the heat And it is so cold outside The mythical monsters The mythical monsters have invaded this sauna It is snowing outside Roll in the snow and cool down You have become overheated And leave […]

  • 1000 Starlings

    Night is near On the host branches of trees Starlings will gather And chatter excitedly About the fading day   An aerial ballet Without music Has now ended And the thin sky is now clear   Tomorrow clouds of starlings Will dance again in the low light Whilst others will swarm and swim And consider […]

  • Cuba

    In her dream Jean Timpson Was sitting on a wall Above a beach She was topless And wondered why   Market traders Were approaching her And discussing the colour red   In the distance she could see An industrial plant Polluting the sea the sky And the land   She could see minute crabs Playing […]

  • Luminous

    I have been the village For eight years I am married to both a mother and daughter Named Nina In the mornings They work the fields And I am left in charge Of the railway station Six trains run in each direction Twice a day As I only have one leg My brother helps me […]

  • Luminous

    The village of Luminous is located On the edge of the Great Plains It can be reached by road Although rail travel is advised Its location which is about five hours From the capital city Is sought after As the village sits on geothermal springs Even in winter the village is considered warm And workers […]

  • Luminous

    Workers are encouraged to run in the long grasses Beside the lake During daylight hours Illicit bathing has been known to take place After dark This is punishable by banishment Offenders will not be allowed To return to the village For five years