David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Village that Lived in the Sky

The Village that Lived in the Sky

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


There’s a village on top of a mountain That’s always surrounded by mist, They have a miraculous fountain Allowing the fol..
The Non-Event

The Non-Event

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


We decided to offer a non-event For it hadn’t been done before, We ordered a super, over-sized tent And the grass to grow on th..
The Egg

The Egg

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I’d thought that they were extinct until I found one in the coop, A genuine Jersey Giant, strutting Up on the henhouse roof, ..
The Grotto

The Grotto

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


We had come across this grotto in The cliff near Cater’s Pride, And were swimming in the shallows When we took a look inside, ..
An Old Love

An Old Love

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


We never forget the ones we loved If the feeling was strong and true, No matter what happened, the push and shove That separates me f..
The Witch of Willow Vale

The Witch of Willow Vale

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘There’s a crafty witch in Willow Vale Putting spells on all the men, She lures them out with a lurid tale Of what they m..
In Search of the Woman Thing

In Search of the Woman Thing

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


We came in through the undergrowth To a patch of blasted trees, Then checked the radiation that Had brought earth to its knees, Th..
The Cuckoo's Nest

The Cuckoo's Nest

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


They lived in a farm on the lower slopes Of a place called Gresty Hill, Three sisters, Emily Jane and Hope And the younger one called..
The Reversal

The Reversal

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I was sitting outside the house at dawn Having a quiet smoke, I’m never allowed to smoke inside And I’m just a quiet blok..
The Blank Page

The Blank Page

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I’ve kept a journal of sorts for years And I enter it in ink, Not with a ball-point biro, it’s Designed to make me think...