{"id":33410,"date":"2026-04-09T17:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/?p=33410"},"modified":"2026-04-09T22:22:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:22:49","slug":"marble-sands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/marble-sands\/","title":{"rendered":"Marble Sands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thank you Agatha<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> I think that I might kiss you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you the artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I suppose that I am this artist <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How successful are you <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at your house <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You must have enjoyed great success <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have never sold a painting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you own all of this <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes every brick every flower <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I even own the marble sands <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the beach at your pleasure <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you receive it from your family <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Receive what <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of this and your beautiful beach <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no family <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only the blackbirds <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blackbirds <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes you can see them in the trees <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do you not invite them in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are very shy birds <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike the swifts and swallows <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are very arrogant birds <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is that <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I cannot be sure <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Travel <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travel breeds a sense of maturity <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I used to live near a church <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it is no longer a church <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is now redundant <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody loves God anymore <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which is very sad <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the church was used until recently <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an indoor market <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selling everything trendy and chic <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You said until recently <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why did it close <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It did not actually close <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was closed <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By whom <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An eighteenth century memorial fell <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happily the church was empty <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otherwise somebody might have died <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why did it fall after all those years <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was an earthquake<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An earthquake in your home town <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do not get earthquakes in this area<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a history of them <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we sit on a tectonic plate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One particular tremor <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wrecked a sister church &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over eight hundred years ago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Were many people killed <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing was recorded<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It you do not paint <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why are you called the artist <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because I work within my eye <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I describe these paintings in great detail <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are very popular <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People hang them on their walls <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But they are not physical Jack <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can people hang <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Something that only you can see <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May I kiss you Agatha <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will give you my beach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you enjoy the marble sand <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What about the blackbirds <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will be happy for you <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As they give beaches away <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a frequent basis <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have tempted me <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will accept your beach <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In exchange for a kiss <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I would like you <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To paint me on the beach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using only the colour blue <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will close my eyes Agatha <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I have never painted <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In total darkness before <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you Agatha I think that I might kiss you Are you the artist I suppose that I am this artist How successful are you Looking at your house You must 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