David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Falls of Borrowdale

The Falls of Borrowdale

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The sky was a smudge-coloured blue up there When the sailing ship came in, With full top gallants and spinnaker flared Full flight fr..
Last Thoughts

Last Thoughts

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I have nothing left to say All my thoughts have blown away, And I dread the sun that rises in the morning, For my wife will look at m..
The Day the Cockerel Died

The Day the Cockerel Died

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


There’s a man been hung at the old crossroads In the village of Little Deeping, And in his pockets a couple of toads That were ..
The Ragman's Dray

The Ragman's Dray

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Nobody knows where the Ragman goes In the wee, small hours of the morn, When he’s taken the dray with your rags away Through th..
The Dutchman's Mast

The Dutchman's Mast

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


In the aftermath of a terrible storm That stripped all the trees of leaves, I ventured out when the sun was warm To check on the roof..
The Seventh Floor

The Seventh Floor

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He worked in a great Department Store As the window dresser’s mate, Carting mannequins, wigs and clothes From the back through ..
Crème de la Crème

Crème de la Crème

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Of all the loves that I’ve loved in life There was one, crème de la crème, She turned my head and she caused me strif..
The Toadstool Man

The Toadstool Man

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He was known as the local Mycophagist In the dales, the woods and the hills, What happened was sad, for he wasn’t so bad Just a..
The Telephone Box

The Telephone Box

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The footsteps echoed on cobblestones When a chime rang ten of the clock, As a sailor making his way back home Was walking up from the..
A Christmas Gift

A Christmas Gift

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘What will you buy when Christmas comes To show me your love, dear heart? Will you fill my bower with fruit and flowers To enjo..