David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Ring-Pull Chain

The Ring-Pull Chain

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘It’s all I can do to remember Your face, your look or your smile, You left one day, but you didn’t say You’d be gone for m..
The Tiger

The Tiger

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


'Live fast, die young, and have a good looking corpse.' from 'The Blackboard Jungle.
What Small Dream I?

What Small Dream I?

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


This dream has ravelled at the edge Of darkness, since the world turned once, Before me and behind me When my spark flared And dark dared me to ig..
What Ya Gonna Do When The Bomb Goes Off?

What Ya Gonna Do When The Bomb Goes Off?

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


What y’gonna do When the bomb goes off When y’teeth fall out An’ we ain’t got Gough? What y’ gonna do When the..
Beached

Beached

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


It is not easy for this one Who has, in vain, attempted all To finally succeed in none Before the well-spring of this life Has half run dry. ..
Before A Custody Case

Before A Custody Case

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


On the possibility of losing your children.
Burned Out

Burned Out

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The tide has dumped me in some trough To bleed the longing from my lift And, like a fool who cries ‘Enough!’ I know not where to turn, ..
Dyes Cast

Dyes Cast

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Each night As he drops his head To the deep dream Of the dark bed, A shape beckons him Wellaway From the starlight And the dim day. A mare ..
Enigma

Enigma

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


What else is woman?
For Erika

For Erika

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


It’s a weary life, my lady, And the shadows lengthen so, We were left in the quiet water You were caught in the overflow; Like a raven drawn..