Stuart Miller-Osborne

Julian Nagal once lived near a huge beach in Kent And each day after breakfast he would search the sands For sea shells and pebbles and other interesting things For many years he found nothing of note That was until he discovered two ships named Mary Celeste One and Mary Celeste Two He drew them…

I was on the beach with my beautiful wife when a rather nice looking chap sat more or less in front of us At first I thought he was admiring my wife’s breasts as she always sunbathed topless This did not bother me as I have always considered that beauty should be shared He then…

When I returned home from work my dog Rover was sitting in the kitchen He was silent at first but then started to discuss his knowledge of Ibero-Romance languages Rover always does this to me when he is hungry

Linda bathed three times a week Her bathroom had been designed by a Swedish architect To resemble a Stockholm metro station Her husband Peter was a chemist by trade And had designed each of the household soaps The soaps used in the bathroom were celandine yellow Linda loved the texture of these soaps But considered…

For a few short days each year Cherry Blossom covers the nearby hills Its is very beautiful and soft to the touch I can see it from my railway carriage As I travel towards the humming city

We paid a farewell visit to June Canal yesterday as we were leaving our remote rural home She was as cool as I had expected and was relaxing in the sun when we arrived Our journey had been tiring and we had sheltered under the sleepy tow path trees I thought of this as I sipped…

June Canal had lived in her lock side house all her life Her kindness was legendary The creatures in the nearby corn fields Often visited her beautiful garden To enjoy her gentle hospitality But unlike us they had no dreams of leaving

Whilst living on a kibbutz in the 1970s I was slightly injured in a bombing The insurgents was all captured or killed but my injuries although slight Enabled me to see things almost microscopically which is a gift I can see the smallest of creatures and often look at tree trunks for entertainment But it…

Mary Magdalene   Mary Magdalene wept for eleven years    This is disputed by some    But I believe this simple fact to be true  

Leaf   Stop my friends and take a simple leaf in your hand    Study it closely    The leaf you hold is at once far more complicated than you can ever imagine    It was created by your father