{"id":1768,"date":"2015-08-15T11:48:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T11:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stuartmillerosborne.co.uk\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2015-08-15T11:48:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-15T11:48:12","slug":"six-poems-written-in-bristol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/2015\/08\/15\/six-poems-written-in-bristol\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Poems Written in Bristol"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bristol Green <\/b><\/p>\n

I was staying with you at a jade hotel in the centre of the city<\/p>\n

Before our journey home I left you in the shower<\/p>\n

As I wanted to photograph our train<\/p>\n

Which was lucky for me<\/p>\n

Because it was the Bristol Green<\/i><\/p>\n

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Camera Obscura <\/b><\/p>\n

From the camera obscura<\/p>\n

I could see you naked in the bedroom<\/p>\n

The late summer light was highlighting<\/p>\n

The lavender love sheets<\/p>\n

To a great effect<\/p>\n

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Camera Obscura <\/b><\/p>\n

As we were making love<\/p>\n

On the lavender sheets<\/p>\n

I could see the camera obscura<\/p>\n

In the shadows on the hillside above<\/p>\n

I knew that we were being watched<\/p>\n

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The Centre of the World \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

You always wore my engagement ring<\/p>\n

On a silver chain around your neck<\/p>\n

As we walked around the city<\/p>\n

You noticed that the chain had slipped<\/p>\n

We considered the love token gone<\/p>\n

But as you bathed later that day<\/p>\n

You found my ring<\/p>\n

Hidden in the centre of your world<\/p>\n

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The Storm<\/b><\/p>\n

On the second Wednesday of August<\/p>\n

A terrible storm hit Bristol<\/p>\n

Parts of the city were flooded<\/p>\n

But we remained dry<\/p>\n

As we had sheltered under Miss Henley\u2019s petticoats<\/p>\n

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Temple Meads \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Whilst waiting for you at the railway station<\/p>\n

I drank coffee and sang slave songs<\/p>\n

To the green oysters<\/p>\n

Who presented me with emeralds<\/p>\n

When their supplies allowed<\/p>\n

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