David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Village of Helsomewhere

The Village of Helsomewhere

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The cottage stood at the outer edge Of the village of Helsomewhere, It held a slate on the garden gate That scribbled a ‘Don&rs..
The Prescient Vest

The Prescient Vest

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘You’ve come to the end, it’s sad, my friend But there’s nothing more we can do, Your kidneys have malfunctioned,..
Last Chance

Last Chance

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘The world has left me behind,’ he said, ‘I live my life in the past, None of the things that I came to love Survive..
The Practice Run

The Practice Run

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The thunder was rumbling overhead As we walked toward the church, I whispered, ‘What are you doing, girl, Are you leaving me in..
The Tyburn Jig

The Tyburn Jig

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


My brother was twelve years older so I knew him not so well, But heard of him in the taverns, Getting drunk, and raising hell, My ..
The Other Side of the Coin

The Other Side of the Coin

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The cards had been falling badly for The man that they knew as Jack, He’d entered through the scullery door In a faded, stained..
Two Pigeons

Two Pigeons

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The farm at Little Rottingdeane Lay fallow for a year, Since Cromwell’s Ironsides had spent The winter, quartered there, The..
The Final Message

The Final Message

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He put a flint to the lantern once They’d walked across the crest, Were lost in a group of headstones that Lay hidden from the ..
The Seeds of Disaster

The Seeds of Disaster

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The Starship Galaxy III came in To land in a farmer’s field, There wasn’t much of a barley crop For the seed had failed t..