Stuart Miller-Osborne

They used to lay wooden planks Over the flooded meadows I could see them from my bedroom window And then the floods grey worse And they floated away and became jammed Under the towns one and only bridge Norma Jean Bridge was her real name But everybody called her Norma Apple Juice Because of her […]

I was asked to write a sapphic poem By the organisers of the literary festival This was difficult as I am not a poet Until I remembered the green girls Swimming naked in the Maye Lake Next to the closed branch line west Josephine

I am walking in the rain Melba Maye In days it will be bright sunny and warm Let us then meet at the five mile beach And swim in the tepid waters blue A.G. Rouse (1928)

Today is the most English of days The day of St George and Shakespeare It is an axis between Spring and Summer April is such an inconsistent month Both soft and raw in equal measure That is what makes it so interesting A.G. Rouse (1928)

Fist of all and I hope that this helps you I have taken my detail from The Penguin Book of Haiku These are not my own thoughts Although I do share them Haiku was the collaborative act Of instantaneous and contingent refiguring Not unlike a jam session of improvisational jazz I tend to find Haiku […]

The migrant birds have returned With amazing stories to tell They will be on the beach later today Entry is free with supper provided

I saw some beautiful clouds today Resting on a south westerly breeze Deal 22/4/25

I absolutely hate Joe I really hate him I purchased some tickets for the Arsenal game But he turned his nose up at them Such is his contempt for women’s football He thinks it is not real football Just a bunch of dykes kicking a ball He is a typical toxic man in a woman’s […]

We are sitting on the Spanish Steps Waiting for the museum to open It is slightly cool at present Although the sun is warming the air You are reading a small poetry book Twenty Poems about Trees With a light smile on your lips I ask the reason for your humour You whisper into my […]

And this is where my roses Will be planted in a month or so I do love roses so very much What will occupy this favoured position That is where my bedding plants Will display their fragrant colours Thank you for showing me Your wonderful garden Amelia It was my pleasure Sorry but I did […]