David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Valley of Discontent

The Valley of Discontent

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He gazed at me with his rheumy eyes, ‘You think that you’re getting old! You’ll not go travel that lonely valley Unt..
The Convent at Cape Fury

The Convent at Cape Fury

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The Convent at Le Cap Fureur Lies empty, by the sea, Its ancient walls a grim despair Of anonymity, No more the chants of singing..
Home from the Sea

Home from the Sea

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Ben Sanders sat in his final days By his cottage, up on the bluff, He’d spent his life as a rover, and He said, ‘I can&rs..
Sir John FitzAlan's Ball

Sir John FitzAlan's Ball

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The news came rustling through the trees As I tethered the horse’s head, It came with a gentle sigh on the breeze, ‘The L..
The Press & Rickety Dan

The Press & Rickety Dan

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The Press surrounded the boarding house That was kept by Mary Toft, Her sailor man was Rickety Dan Who was hidden, up in the loft. ..
For the Love of Mildred Pierce

For the Love of Mildred Pierce

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He lay awake in his narrow bed And opened his bedside drawer, Then fumbled around until he’d found The thing he was looking for..
The Valley of Maggie Grey

The Valley of Maggie Grey

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I was born and bred in a valley, It was all that I ever knew, The cows grazed out in the pasture and The cottages were few. I gre..
Parting Note

Parting Note

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


There’s a blank sheet of paper before me, It’s as blank as our lives have become, But nothing’s been said, though the ..
The Boy with a Mind of His Own

The Boy with a Mind of His Own

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The little boy with the shining eyes Was skipping along the street, They said that he was autistic, that He never would learn to spea..
Out of Time!

Out of Time!

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The Moon was rising, over the hill Along with the evening star, They lit the lane he was walking, ‘til He could see the lights..