Stuart Miller-Osborne

Stephen and Vera were walking along Dover Beach Both were looking at the teardrop moon Which hung high in the crisp night sky Our time here has been a happy time With a few exceptions Vera It has not been all plain sailing But all good things come to an end Matthew Arnold wrote about…

Although the attack on a defenceless primary school teacher Shocked the town of Dover to its core the incident soon faded from its collected memory Vera Smith had made a full recovery and was now teaching at her school again Her attacker a John Phillip Masters who was found dead at the crime scene was…

Martha Sams Two sisters With different names Both are pharmacists And live in Bedford MA

We are only here For a long weekend The gorgeous weather Will not last for long As the days Are getting shorter And shorter Lots of Love Alvina Porter

Non Touche-moi Non Touche-moi Non Plage Oui Nager dans la mer Oui Je t’aime Caron Jane

The sounds of the night birds And other creatures Disturbed the village schoolteacher She found it hard to sleep And became lost in her dreams

As I walked with Jane I saw a starfish Stranded on the beach It was turning blue Under the afternoon sun So I rescued it in a bucket And rowed the creature Out to sea Curious Madame

On the day of the bright light I collected identical shells For my wife Caron Jane Miller She rewarded me with the moon

She was sitting awkwardly on sea broken steps As I stood staring at a candle in the night sky It was shining brightly over a quickening sea

There was evidence of the recent storms Much had changed since I was last here Jane had just finished her first watercolour She was sitting awkwardly on sea broken steps As I stood staring at a candle in the sky It was shining brightly over a quickening sea 02/03/26