Stuart Miller-Osborne

I have lived in Port Said for many years Even though I am English by birth Over this time I consider that the city has declined As it is scruffy hot and overcrowded The mermaids in the sea have been hunted into extinction Leaving only the sirens in the outer waters I am quite friendly…

I live on the southside Of the northside In a pink cottage That was once owned by a fishing family Who were drowned at sea in 1923 I share it with my partner Who is six years older than me We have two cats And design earthenware pots For the local tourist market Life has…

under grey skies these merry flowers give notice of the coming spring     7th March 2021

From the roof on my house We can see the lake But we had chosen Not to swim As it was more comfortable On the roof Reading books Gertie Was wearing A yellow cotton dress Which she had purchased In the city On the day of her arrival You cannot see the city From the…

When I woke up a film there was a film playing on my television It was the film that I had been watching when I fell asleep I watched it for a while through my half closed eyes but was disturbed When a naked girl pushed past me and stood at the window Looking at…

I was in a toy shop buying presents when on a shelf I found a few boxes of soldiers These were very much like the boxes of miniature soldiers That I used to have when I was a child Out of curiosity I moved one of these boxes causing the others to fall to the…

I was once told the story of a miracle preformed by Jesus which disturbed me slightly   Why were you so disturbed   Because the demons that were exorcised out of the man by Jesus were transferred to a herd of swine who proceeded to run down a hill and into a lake where they…

Mother  I know that you are near please do not weep for me Nailed  Although the pain is great I see only Heaven in front of me Condemned  My life is beginning to ebb away please pray for me

I can hear your girlish squeaks from above the trees But cannot see you from my window The crows and the blackbirds are aware And are awaiting your next visit You are the most feminine of birds And the most timid by far Lesser birds often chase you away To the amusement of other creatures…

The military had requisitioned all of the buildings on the edge of their base and were beginning to block the roads This said they took little or no notice of me as I cycled back and forth along the rural lanes I was told that there had been some resistance but this had soon been…