{"id":10217,"date":"2022-03-21T15:39:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuartpoetry.art\/?p=10217"},"modified":"2022-03-21T15:46:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:46:44","slug":"travels-with-nicholas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/21\/travels-with-nicholas\/","title":{"rendered":"Travels with Nicholas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jane and Mirabelle were sitting on the beach<\/p>\n<p>Between Folkestone and Sandgate<\/p>\n<p>When they spotted an architect<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you like it<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Like what<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My beach hut I think it is quite marvellous<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nicholas<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Call me Nick<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That is what my name means roughly in English<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What is your name<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>People call me Tulip but I prefer Mirabelle<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What does Tulip mean in English<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tulip<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What is your name Jane<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My name is Nicholas Nick<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My name is Nicholas but I prefer Nick<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you like my beach hut<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nick<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Beach huts were not really popular until the early 20th century<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You died in March 1736<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you like the colour<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Grey with a red door<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It is an homage to you and nothing else<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you like it<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In a way although it is quite severe<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I prefer the pastel beach huts<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So do I<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I enjoyed designing it<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I would imagine that you did as it is quite striking<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Well that&#8217;s that then<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I suppose it is<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What time is the next train to London Town<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nicholas<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nick<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Trains were not seriously common until the fourth decade of the 19th century<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Really<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The railways did really reach this area till 1843<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oh bugger I suppose that I might have to walk then\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There is no need to do that\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What do you mean\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I have the key to your beach hut\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It has all the facilities\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tea coffee six beds and a wide screen television\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>All the mod cons\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That is very kind of you\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But be warned we are sirens in our spare time\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I have a fondness for siren<\/em>s<\/p>\n<p><em>You can stay as long as you like\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>How kind\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And do you know what the biggest advantage is\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Pray tell\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Your homage is a time machine and travels in both directions\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To and fro like a pendulum\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Also our names are neither Mirabelle or Jayne\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As we are both called Viola Gresham\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jane and Mirabelle were sitting on the beach Between Folkestone and Sandgate When they spotted an architect Do you like it Like what My beach hut I think it is quite marvellous Nicholas Call me Nick That is what my name means roughly in English What is your name People call me Tulip but I 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