Stuart Miller-Osborne

Ships at anchor on Christmas Day Two ships lie at anchor in the bay One is red and the other is black I cannot see the crew of either ship But I know that they are watching me Ships in Shallow Waters Two ships rest in the shallow waters Safe from the channel storms Their…

Many participate in their seasonal strolls happy together in light conversation The sun is high bright and the coast of France in visible through the haze The summer busy beach is deserted and not even the children play on its sparkling sands It is left to the seagulls only to examine the debris of the…

Rosalind and Helen (December 24th) But I tell you the syntax is wrong Helen Would you like me to fill your glass again? If you would Many people have said it does not hang together What does not hang together? Shelley’s poem Do you like my new PJs? Even Shelley admitted there were errors I…

In 1979 nearly one million pounds was stolen from a bank in Zurich No violence was used as the gang burrowed in from a sewer Although the robbery was well planned many of the gang were subsequently caught But the proceeds of the robbery have never been recovered Each year on the anniversary of the…

I am in love with a wall An ordinary red brick wall Not far from the railway station We are physically attracted And fuck soon after dark When the streets are clear My cunt gets wet at the very thought But our relationship is not just physical As we are planning to marry quite soon…

…… The days are short This is a good opening line although rather predictable I might write God in my Hell All is Well Because of the rhyme Or I could call this poem Blind Z OR USE SIX DOTS IN BATCHES OF THREE … …

Over three generations have passed Since you were first created You may have lost your reflection And you are corroded from within But your curves are ice sharp And you still retain your original beauty The wooden table is quite new And mass produced It is pleasant to look at and functional But it possesses…

The poor canary one of the so called sentinel species are no longer used to alert the miners to the presence of carbon monoxide It appears that our feathered friend breathing rate its size and metabolism caused it to die quickly if carbon monoxide was present thus giving the miners an early warning of the hazard…

Each of the leaves Broken by its own weight Floats away from the mother tree       2016

Although you have been stripped of your leaves Your dignity remains You refresh each frost During those exiled months By remembering the gentle dew of summer Orange Trees You have changed from orange To a comfortable brown The pale blue sky Hides your exhaustion Orange Trees When the long nights of winter end I will…