David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Winter of Her Heart

The Winter of Her Heart

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She was always essentially evil with Her long, straight raven hair, Her eyes as black as a midden, and Her cheeks, so smooth and fair..
To Our Readers on WC

To Our Readers on WC

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


When you settle down with your night-light on And you face the computer screen, Then point your mouse to the world-wide web For an ev..
The Pier of Dreams

The Pier of Dreams

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Elijah worked at the further end Of the Port McDonald pier, His job was simply to keep the light Bright burning through the year, ..
Saving Grace

Saving Grace

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I got the call at eleven o’clock, ‘They want you to dig a grave!’ It wasn’t such a terrible shock, The messag..
Coma!

Coma!

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I’d only woken an hour before And it seemed to cause a stir, With people pouring into the room, Coming from everywhere, They..
The Chinese Lamp

The Chinese Lamp

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I was travelling through the country That was once East Turkestan, Keeping my western mouth shut in The province, Xinjiang, I was..
The First Carols by Candlelight

The First Carols by Candlelight

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


It was hard in the Moonta Mines that year For the miners, down in the pit, It wasn’t a place for a weak man, but The Cornish Mi..
How It Will Be...

How It Will Be...

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The beach, it circles round to the Cape As a frame to a Prussian blue seascape, While cliffs arch up to a vaulting sky To claw at the..
The Witches Hat

The Witches Hat

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Out in the children’s playground On the wasteland, near the flat, There once was a shiny roundabout They called ‘The Witc..
The Death Watch List

The Death Watch List

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The spirit of Christmas was here again As they rocked on up to my door, The aunts and uncles and cousins, all I’d not even seen..