David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Train with a Tender Heart

The Train with a Tender Heart

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The train chugged on in the darknessPast meadows and cattle asleep,And the night revealed its starknessPuffing smoke on the backs of sheep,Its livery ..
The Red Knight

The Red Knight

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Go for a ride with The Red Knight, if you dare. 1600 lines, and not for children.
The Final Party

The Final Party

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He’d lain in the septic, hospital bed,Was terminal, slipping away,‘He won’t last forever,’ the nurses said,‘Will probabl..
The Grange

The Grange

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


They said that The Grange was a haunted house,I said, ‘you’re having me on!’But no, they said, ‘he’s back from the dead,..
All My Fault

All My Fault

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


My heart is empty, my head is fullOf all that transpired in the past,My short term memory’s wrapped in woolMy long term leaves me aghast,As age ..
The Seduction

The Seduction

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She raked through the hearth fire ashes,And scattered the chicken bones,Then turned a page in a silent rageAnd added some pebble stones.She searched f..
The Waif

The Waif

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She was walking the damp and cobbled streetsLike one with nowhere to go,I saw her quivering, cold and shiveringDeep in a fall of snow,I rarely talk to..
Flight of the Crows

Flight of the Crows

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


We were out on a training missionUp in a Neptune, hunting a sub,The pilot was Captain GrissomTaking a nap, aye, that was the rub,The plane was on auto..
The Smuggler

The Smuggler

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


We went to live in Smuggler’s CoveNear a cave, right on the beach,Where once they’d hidden ill-gotten gainsIn the cave, and out of reach.T..
Home to Roost

Home to Roost

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The mornings were cold and dreary whenWe used to meet at the Kirk,And you would be sad and teary onThe blustery days to work,I’d ask you why you..