Stuart Miller-Osborne

From his vantage the owl could see across the cornfield Nothing stirred The hour was young A field mouse ran along the branch It positioned itself next to the owl As it did each day Just after dawn   Why do you stare into the field owl? I never tire of looking into the field […]

Descending Angels Will always freeze As they are known to descend rapidly They will settle on the branches of frozen trees And seek little warmth This is the cruelty of the season   The Garden of the Dead Only Grand Masters can be buried In the Garden of the Dead As their understanding of death […]

November closing Light and bright Your warmth chills me  

The town is not resting As it is half blind Dazzled by the west sun Its sight will return As night approaches  

Las Palmas In a dream a failed politician ordered many cases of fine wine I knew this to be a scam So I reported him to the authorities Last week he committed suicide By throwing himself from his apartment window His daughter owned the apartment She is married to my son Who lives with his […]

Digging Deep Canary 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 […]

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

Orange Trees Although you have been stripped of your leaves Your dignity remains You refresh each frost During those exiled months By remembering the gentle dews 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 […]

  Travelling with Phillip If I take the road to Norwich My journey will be same There and back The only thing that will differ Will be your conversation   Bathwater On Tuesdays and Thursdays My brother Phillip Prepares baths For both his sisters However due to the lateness of their day they often choose […]

  Phillip and his Two Sisters My brother Phillip has two sisters One has raven black hair The other is a cornfield blonde They often wear wigs To confuse him   Phillip and his Two Sisters My brother Phillip has two sisters I am married to one And live with the other Phillip is not […]