Stuart Miller-Osborne

I met Ursula on the promenade Just after the storm had passed She asked after you And sent her best wishes We engaged in small talk As friends often do Before our attention Was slowly smothered By the beauty of two vivid rainbows Arched high above The restless sea Deal November 4th 2023

Earlier today a wild dog Came into my farmyard And savaged my cat Along with her tiny kittens None were spared I blew the dog in half With my powerful shotgun And to my total surprise I was heavily criticised By my immediate neighbours Who I had always thought of As useful idiots and nothing…

I feel that the large houses look sinister Even under the bright sun The people here are very welcoming As long as you are passing through Although lyrical a distinct sense of menace Can still can be felt under the surface The Civil War was never lost The recession was the fault of others It…

July and I rented a small beach cottage in Dungeness It was a very small residence but perfect for two We had decided to take a weekend break Due to the pressures of working in London It was whilst we were exploring that we found an old VCR Along with a rather dusty recording of…

From my bedroom window I can see the town’s Only church It was much altered During the nineteenth century Yet is very pleasing to the eye I have always looked forward To the frosty mornings As I think the church Is at its most beautiful During these rare hours

I am married to a Chiswick Girl Who likes coffee houses And Bubble Tea Shops I am just a Country Yokel With little sophistication Little Sophistication Is the name of our cat A great number of people Think that she resembles me They may have a point Who Knows Is the name of my budgie…

The Ballet Rendezvous Is a cafe in Chester High Street I have never visited Chester Therefore I have never visited The Ballet Rendezvous But this does not inhibit me From writing about this small cafe

Would you get me my shirt Why Because I am a little cold Where is it Hanging on the chair What are you doing I am trying to set it alight Why Because I prefer to see you naked Which shirt Blue or red I only have one shirt The blue one I will pass…

I had planned to stay in Australia For just a month but this was not the case As I had become trapped in a dream In which time had slowly faded Before vanishing completely I seemed to be always travelling Sometimes on my own But often with Alice Who I had never met before We…

The name of our house is Juliet in September It sits in a lane leading towards Another Lane and Marigold Lane Here in deepest Kent It was also the location Of well loved movie shot Over sixty years ago The title of the movie was Juliet in September