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Shadows in the Rain

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

My father told us the story ofThe time of his greatest pain,Back in the year of ninety-nine,During Victoria’s reign,He lived in a two-bed terrac..

Turn of the Knife

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

The sun sat up on the mountain topAnd started to sink from view,A shadow, spread on the valley floorWas creeping over you,You’d just told me tha..

The Second-Hand Gown

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

He wandered along old Codshill Street,Quite late on that Christmas Eve,And scanned the used haberdasherySociety ladies would leave,The hats they&rsquo..

The Blank and Future Book

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

I’d always thought that books were the same,There wasn’t a lot to choose,They each seep slowly into your brainWith knowledge you can&rsquo..

Slither and Scale

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

They often walked in the garden, though The garden was such a mess, It was overgrown with Ivy, and Choked up with watercress, The ..

Guardians of the Chest

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

My father married a scheming witchThe month that my mother died,He barely waited her final twitchAnd it killed something inside,I suddenly found mysel..

The Conquistador

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

When once we dived on the San Miguel Off the coast of old Peru, We little knew that under the swell Was an Aztec treasure, too. I scuba’d do..

The Monster & the Candle

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

I’d swear a monster lived in the hallOf the house when I was young,Just like the tiger under the bedI could see when they were gone,For I could ..

The Share

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

The flats were old and the rooms were coldBut I didn’t have much choice,I hadn’t the money for anything elseSince the spat I had with Joyc..

Crossing the Bridge

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

I was out when the heavens opened up, I was only but halfway there, I hadn’t a coat or umbrella then On my way to my darling de..