David Lewis Paget : Writing

Last of the Breed

Last of the Breed

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The old man sat in a musty roomAnd his eyes peered on outside,Where trees were lost in the evening gloomWith the rest of the countryside,He watched th..
The Waterways

The Waterways

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


We’ve navigated the old canalsSince the roads were blocked with cars,And we were stuck when the highway truckRolled over the top of ours,They po..
Deadly

Deadly

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I said that we shouldn’t place it thereWhen first we surveyed the town,The only place for the dead, I said,Is six feet underground,They shouldn&..
At Castle Grymm

At Castle Grymm

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘All that I do is eat and sleep,’The surly monster said,Chewing away on a piece of thighFrom the woman in his bed,He sat in the tower of C..
The Temptress

The Temptress

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She didn’t want her to be with him,She wanted Anne for herself,Since ever he had been on the sceneIt was like she was on the shelf.Anne never ca..
Sea Spume

Sea Spume

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Often I sit at the soul’s soft reachWhere the tide sweeps in to a lonely beach,Where the rollers roll and the breakers breakTo tug at the string..
The Birthing

The Birthing

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The rain swiftly flowed down the gutters,The thunder roared out overhead,The wind whistled in through the falling leavesOf the trees that were thought..
Maid of the Sea

Maid of the Sea

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The sculptured mermaid hung at the prow,And breasted the highest waves,Her hair flew back from the salt and sprayWas carved from some wooden staves,Sh..
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He caught my eye as he stared to sea,I noticed his shoulders heave,And tears were flowing so fast and freeMore than you would believe,He wasn’t ..
Walking on Broken Glass

Walking on Broken Glass

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She kept him out in the garden shedWhere her sisters wouldn’t see,He’d not been once in her upstairs bedIf they saw, she’d say, &lsq..