David Lewis Paget : Writing

Theatre of Dreams

Theatre of Dreams

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Down at the end of Charters Street In a dim-lit part of town, There stands the old Alhambra and They’re going to pull it down. ..
The Primitive Painter

The Primitive Painter

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He was leaning against the wall, backed up And staring through fumes of gin and whiskey, Glaring at all the toffs, dressed up And rav..
Moth!

Moth!

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She started wearing the corpse paint when She’d just turned seventeen, Renamed herself Pandora, though Her real name was Jean, ..
The Dream Fish

The Dream Fish

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


They say that I came up screaming when I surfaced, near the boat, Distraught, they said, eyes gleaming Thrashing around, could barely..
I Only Have Eyes for You!

I Only Have Eyes for You!

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The store had been closed for a month or more, The Receivers opened the door, To auction off all the fittings there, Whatever stood o..
The Storm & the Tall-Ship Pier

The Storm & the Tall-Ship Pier

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


They call it the Tall-Ship Pier, because It hasn’t been used since then, Its timbers rotted and barnacled, And black since I do..
The Creek

The Creek

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


There wasn’t a lot of love to lose Between Joe Brown and Brent, Their farms lay either side of a creek That now lay dry, and sp..
End it!

End it!

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He knew what he wanted to say to her, He knew what he wanted to do, He’d step right up to her open door And he’d quickly ..
The Invaders

The Invaders

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘Cata, pick up the children, then We’ll all away to the woods, They say there’s a mighty army come To steal our hom..
Guan Yu's Finger Ring

Guan Yu's Finger Ring

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I was doing research in Hubei Where they executed Yu, That deity soldier glorified By Buddhists, Taoists too, I sat perusing manu..