David Lewis Paget : Writing

Do or Dare

Do or Dare

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I watched her dance with her bright red cropAt a party of Do or Dare,Strutting her stuff on a table topI knew I could have her there.For she mouthed a..
Time Waits for No Man

Time Waits for No Man

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘The time’s become fleeting and flying,And rushing me off to the grave,’Or so would say Roderick Styling,‘It’s sweeping ..
Spooking a Spook

Spooking a Spook

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


They didn’t tell when we bought the placeOf the ghost in the attic room,They knew that they’d have to drop the priceIf the spook jumped ou..
The Whispering Tree

The Whispering Tree

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I knew that I shouldn’t be driving,I’d had one more for the road,So Jean and me were half cut, you see,Were carrying quite a load.We&rsquo..
The Obelisk

The Obelisk

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Right at the top of the mountainStood an obelisk in stone,It pointed up to the heavensWas inscribed with a runic poem,It wasn’t known who had pu..
The Way it Is...

The Way it Is...

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘What are we going to do with you?’My parents would say to me,‘We want you to work in a banking house,But you write poetry.You may l..
The Restless Wife

The Restless Wife

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The storm had unleashed its fury,In gales, on the night before,Had scribbled its bitter storyAll over a battered shore,For there lay the yacht ‘..
The Congenital Liar

The Congenital Liar

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Have ever you noticed that liarsCross their fingers when they lie?They seem to think it absolves them fromA judgement, up on high,For fingers crossed ..
On Waking...

On Waking...

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


You wake on a bitter morning,To find that your love is lost,You turn your head to an empty bedOn the eve of Pentecost.You reach on out to feel the war..
Thunder & Lightning

Thunder & Lightning

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The night was a night of thunder,Of flashes of lightning too,Her eyes had stared out in wonderAt what it was going to do.She stood by the attic window..