Stuart Miller-Osborne

The brittle banners of this inglorious knight have blessed the accursed as he runs in the many pavilions of his glass self   1990  

WORK SLEEP TRAVEL WORK SLEEP TRAVEL WORK SLEEP TRAVEL HOW MUCH MORE CAN YOU TAKE ? BURN MARX AND PASS THE COFFEE CREATE ANARCHY THE PIDGEONS ARE READY   1968 (Revised 1976)

As we catch the moon safely in our branches they seek it with their hopeful nets not knowing the lies of the foul water   1971

Rizla Red Rizla Blue Rizla Yellow Where are you  ?   Found written on a packet of Rizla Green  (Margate 2011)  

A single brown leaf has blown across my yellow beach tent there are no trees nearby it has travelled a long way with its message

My lovers of temperate thought exchanged stories of the fascinating whilst a tender owl noted the cruel horizons of their passage home     1981

A bottle lies broken in the gutter the rats are drunk in their holy sewers The few that have remained sober have commenced their worship

In the morning it is shy retiring of character It hides behind the clouds as it disrobes in readiness for the night

The evergreens cover the thin trees with their love in the dark months and accept the loneliness of their summer days

You can still see them in the cloudy mirrors the two princes painted by Van Der Liden who died aged forty five with a look of absolute horror in his eyes no reason was ever given for this   I was not tricked by the reflections and knew the works to be hung together in […]