David Lewis Paget : Writing

Rank Poison

Rank Poison

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


It started off with disturbing dreams, I tossed and turned in the night, Waking with half-remembered scenes But nothing that felt qui..
The Baroness von Hexe

The Baroness von Hexe

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


We’d ridden through Lower Bavaria And our horses were fading fast, The evening mist was rising, and We knew that they couldn&rs..
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


From what I remember of yesterday The world was simply a mess, Everyone at each other’s throats, It was awful, I confess. I ..
The Witching Days

The Witching Days

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘I may be old and decrepit now And you may think that I’m done, You laugh at me as I shuffle along But you don’t kn..
The Caves of Aklabadd

The Caves of Aklabadd

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


In a land where there is no country, Where the people are driven mad, The world once chose to forget them there By the Caves of Aklab..
Down & Out!

Down & Out!

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He suddenly felt he was down and out, He’d been down and out before, The time that his wife had packed her trunk And sallied ou..
The Census Taker

The Census Taker

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He seemed to wander from house to house A clip-pad in his hand, The pen he carried was dredged from the Ark Or was found in No-Man&rs..
Time Out!

Time Out!

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


You said you needed personal space, You said you needed to think, The moment your lesbian friend called round I said I needed a drink..
Under the City Streets

Under the City Streets

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


There are tunnels, runnels and drains and things Under the city streets, There are sewers and cellars where brewers keep Barrels of F..