Stuart Miller-Osborne

I have taken to wearing Brightly coloured tee shirts During the balmy summer months As a consequence I have started to attract Butterflies red white and blue I cherish these subtle pleasures As normally I am shunned By a majority of other creatures

Whilst waiting for Will in a bookshop I began to read a book of Elizabeth Browning’s poetry It was then I noticed a ladybird trapped between the pages These are one of my favourite creatures so I gently Asked the Portuguese owner of this interesting shop To read sonnets to the ladybird as an aid…

Whilst waiting for Jane in a bookshop I began to read a book of Robert Browning’s poetry It was then I noticed a ladybird trapped between the pages These are one of my favourite creatures so I gently Returned the book to a liberal space between the shelves Where I knew that it would easily…

There was only one man who ever understood me And even he didn’t understand me Why Because I killed him With my pen

Hegel said That Africa has no history And was outside of the historical process What makes you say that Joe It is in this book What book This book You are holding a sheet of paper Light blue in colour Violet ink is so beautiful Is this your creation No I quote Africa is not…

I have an exhibit in the Art Gallery It is showcasing local artists I have called it Robert Trebor Because that is my name The gallery has insisted That I call the exhibit Two Pebbles and a Golf Ball For the sake of clarity

I do not know what made you do this It was quite stupid and has caused damage You have also hurt me a great deal Which I know was not your intention But that is the reality of our situation

In his apartment there was a rough wooden table Much stained and damaged in parts It was at odds with all the other furnishings But my friend would not hear of its disposal It has accompanied me without complaint on my journey south and it will accompany me on my return journey north This was…

Kingsdown is a village just shy of Dover Outside of the immediate area It is not well known I prefer it that way

The fishermen are fishing Far out at sea Their boats are anonymous One Liberty Ship Is remembered By the village