Stuart Miller-Osborne

William Joseph Mallory was one of the lesser known members of the East Kent School of Artists He is mainly associated with seascapes painted in and around his home town of Deal but he also completed a large number of religious works and illustrated a number of books of poetry by his close friend and […]

Ann and Jellicoe lay on the beach with their dog called Burnley They were dreaming of France Which the dog could see with its one open eye Suddenly an official in a green suit came up to them and said “You cannot do that” So they all ran down to the sea And swan towards […]

Ann and Jellicoe were walking towards Walmer When they passed a Scottish artist who was painting the exotic He asked the women to pose for him which they agreed to do In exchange for the salmon parasol Whose likeness had been exhibited many times before      

The Sky That Leads From the Sea As I lay in your arms I count the clouds as they return from the sea Today will be stormy and the gulls are seeking refuge in the town Within the hour you will have set out to sea and I will not see you for a week […]

Mermaid Whilst sitting on the pier and fishing without purpose I netted a mermaid who was none too pleased at being caught To apologise I took her to the finest restaurant in the town Where we shared a menu of blue lobster and crab Afterwards we sat on the beach and counted the stars Before […]

Ann and Jellicoe sat on the beach and listened as the whispering sailors discussed the invasion They sent word back to the castle and at two in the afternoon the cannons were raised Nearby an old man died slowly and without fuss in his favourite chair A great commander was dead On hearing the news […]

Lemon Diamonds The Lemon Diamonds Drip from the August Tree That faces our house In time I will collect these stones And create the most beautiful necklace For you to wear in our winters bed   Dayslip   The days are shorter now A few moments surrender each day Quite soon we will caress the […]

You stand there proudly letting your considerable energy Dwarf my destitution Although desperate I am proud of my journey In time you will look down on me With a fondness That you currently reserve for others I am aware of your duplicity    

Chopin ChiChiChi and I were sitting at a piano We were both playing Chopin quite violently I was playing a Nocturne and she a Funeral March We each had our own appreciative audience As we touched the cold keys I realised that it was my turn to be the albino so I retired to the […]

I went to the cinema with Monica To watch Summer with Monika Directed by Ingmar Bergman After leaving the Monica We went to the Café Monica The orchestra there was playing Chopin’s Revolutionary Etude Which we both enjoyed Afterwards when walking Along Monica Street We noticed that it Had begun to rain And without speaking […]