Stuart Miller-Osborne

On the 1st of January Judith began making a chocolate cake She was helped in her task by her best friend Rosalind And a torero fresh from the bull-ring The cake was to have a cinnamon topping Which was a radical departure from her previous cakes That torero who was much taller than either of…

I am standing here with my stellar friends in front of your statue You watch the trains arrive and leave with the pleasure of a child on its first outing St P is splendid again and this was partly down to you and your friends It is now the gateway to the near continent Paris…

Do you dream? Sometimes I dream every night Yesterday I dreamt that I was visiting the town of Marlow Or rather I was passing it On the opposite bank of a very wide river I have always liked Marlow but have not visited the town for many years I feel a peace when I am…

Bad people are loose on the streets again They are looting the churches and harming the priests Batman is nowhere to be found But I know where he is Then do tell us man before the town is overrun He is being received into the Holy Catholic Church How long will that take? Hour’s maybe…

The book arrived in the morning post inside was a slip of paper from the sender Teddy If you already have this then I will change it with ease Andrea Teddy soon found out that the book contained sonnets and verse by H Belloc a poet he greatly admired He scribbled a note to Andrea…

100 Kopeks equal 1 Rouble Are you still with me? Lev was sitting on a bench on the platform at Astapovo railway station Tuppence and Penelope were sitting in front of him Yes we are Then I will carry on The image of St George and the Dragon is to be found on the coins…

The street unlike others slopes violently down towards a peaceful river This peculiarity goes unnoticed by many Children roll red marbles towards the far gutters and are cursed by passers by Tis a dangerous game you play young Harry If a car does not end your life then you will scatter pedestrians with your silly…

Rosalind and Helen (December 24th) But I tell you the syntax is wrong Helen Would you like me to fill your glass again? If you would Many people have said it does not hang together What does not hang together? Shelley’s poem Do you like my new PJs? Even Shelley admitted there were errors I…

On the occasions that I travel to London from Deal I always film the River Medway from a high railway bridge But I was unable to do so yesterday as a fog had obscured my view and I could not even see the heavy waters of the river When I had left Deal the sun…

Many participate in their seasonal strolls happy together in light conversation The sun is high bright and the coast of France in visible through the haze The summer busy beach is deserted and not even the children play on its sparkling sands It is left to the seagulls only to examine the debris of the…