Stuart Miller-Osborne

I fell off a dry stone wall And did unpleasant things To my Maltese patella You were my nurse and carer Who wheeled me around Dublin As I was obsessed with Stephen Dedalus You told me that your name was The C And you were nursing during your gap year As my health returned I […]

When I loved in West Wittering I met two artists Really it was one artist Who suffered from Schizophrenia But for the purposes of this meop I will treat the Knights as two people I met Jeeny Knight whilst swimming in the bay And she introduced me to her husband Jeeny Who was also an […]

I was waiting for a much delayed bus When I noticed the remains of a fish Partially hidden in dry summer grasses The fish had been shredded by many gulls I wondered then if this fish Had enjoyed its value

In the hours before darkness I saw a fox cross a railway line It vanished into the grassy embankment The distant signal was oblivious to this trespass

There are twenty-nine cattle streets In my town Streets two and nineteen are the longest Whereas street seven in no more Than a short and narrow lane Which is totally unsuitable for cattle

1 I woke up in the back seat of a car It was dark and I was unable To comprehend where I actually was The deep red leather seats Were occasionally illuminated As other vehicles passed by 2 That was the limit Of my consciousness I was on the very edge Of what I understood

Natalie is not in my eyes There is nothing truthful In that association I do not know a Natalie I have never known a Natalie Natalie is not behind my eyes

I often watch you slowly Swimming naked in the sea This affords me a great pleasure  However due to the conditions  Of the coastal stream lights  I often see three Christines Beneath the glass surfaces Of the summer waves Erotic Poems of Summer (2026)

Je rêve d’étés français I Dream of French Summers Des fleurs touchées par de simples croix Flowers touched by simple crosses Dans le silence des après-midi In the silence of the afternoons

I am just an ordinary person Who sees things that others cannot see My eyes are quite normal  Although I am totally blind  This is the accepted explanation