Stuart Miller-Osborne

I live with my family on a regional station My father is the stationmaster Due to its southern location My town becomes very hot This makes it hard to sleep So I watch the night trains Speed through the station From the window of my room During these long nights I often listen to the…

I found a happy pebble On a scalding summer beach I did not question its emotions

I am not talking about myself As there is nothing very pretty about me My subject is the huge beach near my home I last saw it on a cold winters day And there was nothing remotely beautiful About the course wastelands that greeted me I have just returned from my lovely beach With the…

Marie had chosen to summer on a farm She had been allocated light duties As she was at times prone to laziness The annoyed her elder sister Sammi Suu Who enjoyed the hard work of the fields But they did share the love of petals Brushing up against them As they explored The Ice Blue…

My gown fell open as I opened the door I was embarrassed for a moment As I knew Madame Rich very well But she ignored my morning clumsiness Are the petals of these roses dyed My fingers are lightly stained Their colours are beyond beautiful But why is such beauty false I am a moderate…

Whilst I was in that bookshop I found a book that interested me What was the subject of the book It was about the cinema of France And discusses why French films are unique There is a chapter that studies the films of summer Perhaps there is a more accurate title for my book La…

I found an old bookshop in Paris Which was everything I wanted it to be Dusty cluttered and in no particular order It was whilst there that I found a small book Full of black white and moody photographs I purchased it immediately for my lovely wife Who has featured in many of my happier…

The temperature reached 30.5C In Frittenden yesterday I have a friend in the village Named Monica Rose Smith Who rang me yesterday evening And told me how very beautiful The fields of the local buttercups were

I have visited two beaches In the last couple of days They were about fifteen miles apart Both were pleasantly warm Although yesterday a breeze was noticeable As the high pressure changed shape Today is forecast to be even warmer Which is unusual for late May Indeed longstanding records might be broken I started reading…

This is a very impressive book Where did you get it I have owned it for a number of years It dates from 1877 The lifetimes work of its author Do you visit these churches Some of them What about our local churches Not all of them are in my book Or at least recorded…