David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Timeless Cave in the Cliff

The Timeless Cave in the Cliff

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He found a little frequented cove As he sailed the Southern Seas, An island, not on a current map, But one bereft of trees, I only..
The Butcher's Hook

The Butcher's Hook

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The body lay in a mound of hay That was all piled up by the forge, He took one look at the butcher’s hook And the sick rose up ..
Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He pondered over the note he wrote, Sat hunched and cold in his chair, He nodded once as he read it then And signed the bottom with f..
Crossword

Crossword

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I was doing a crossword puzzle Yesterday, to pass the time, The clues were all about animals Both across, and down the line, The ..
Martha's Broom

Martha's Broom

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She lay awake in her tiny bed And she waited for the dawn, For then she’d be turning five, they said, The day that she was born..
Blood, Red Blood...

Blood, Red Blood...

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The night outside was a solid mist You couldn’t see past three feet, Or so she thought, the Telephonist As she came back in fro..
The Bull Roarer

The Bull Roarer

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


We’d travelled more than a hundred miles From the nearest outback town, The sun was roasting the plains out there And the heat ..
Angel Dust

Angel Dust

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


An angel fell to the earth one day And lay with a broken wing, I saw her lying out on the path And thought I was seeing things. &l..
The Storyteller

The Storyteller

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He sat in a small compartment by The window, on a train, The passengers huddled around him Saying, ‘Tell that one again!’..
The Spyders

The Spyders

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I’m not into modern music since The Spyders came to town, One of those painted-tainted groups That you often see around, But..