David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Man from a Distant Star

The Man from a Distant Star

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He was standing out on the balcony While the party raged inside, I’d had enough of the trivial talk, Boosting each other’..
Books & Nooks

Books & Nooks

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The books that I’ve collected over More than fifty years, Are neatly shelved and catalogued, Dog-eared, and some in verse, I..
The Vanishing Lake

The Vanishing Lake

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘I’ll see you up at the lake,’ I said, As she backed on out of the drive, And that was when, if I’d only known ..
The Ghost of Varley Scribbs

The Ghost of Varley Scribbs

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘I’ll take you back to a former time To the year of ’53, When I was just a travelling man On the coast, down by th..
The Listening Tree

The Listening Tree

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


There once was a time I would wander the bush And camp in the woods every night, Watching the birds and the wildlife there Was the th..
The Bell Tower

The Bell Tower

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The Italian village, Viternium Sits down in a bee-loud glade, It once was a stop on the way to Rome Where the men of the Legions play..
The Mouth of the Oracle

The Mouth of the Oracle

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She’d slammed the door as he’d turned to say: ‘I know where I don’t belong!’ Then swallowed hard as he head..
The Poem

The Poem

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I ripped the sheet from the writing pad And screwed it up with a curse, Nothing is worse! I’m fighting mad When I can’t f..
Ka-Poof!

Ka-Poof!

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘Of course there isn’t a God out there, We’re here, for better or worse, The world just happened,’ he said to me,..