David Lewis Paget : Writing

Snakes Alive!

Snakes Alive!

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He sat out back in his deck chair Half asleep, and reading a book, His wife was bustling round the place She had the dinner to cook, ..
The Art of Samuel Fudge

The Art of Samuel Fudge

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


They’d grown together as boys, they say, They’d shared each spat and spill, But one lived down in a terrace house The oth..
The Pitiless Knight

The Pitiless Knight

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘What do you play with my mistress here In the dark before the dawn, How did you come by the chamber key, Is the locksmith now ..
The Isle of Nevercombak

The Isle of Nevercombak

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


There’s an island out in a distant sea Way off from the beaten track, It’s a tiny island, seven by three And it’s k..
Yesterdays Lost

Yesterdays Lost

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


It seems it was only yesterday I was just on twenty-three, Feeling my way in the world out there ‘Til you distracted me, I ..
The Antiquarian

The Antiquarian

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


No-one had heard of Lennox Dred ‘Til he rumbled into town, Bringing a cold sou’wester as The rain came bucketing down, ..
The Boarder and the Book

The Boarder and the Book

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


A guy called Stanley Weatheringham Turned up at my college room, I’d wanted a quiet boarder there To help with the rent, and so..
The Visitant

The Visitant

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘Since ever we came to this grey old house You’ve been muttering under your breath, When I come running you always stop, Y..
Natural Man

Natural Man

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The man I saw at the edge of the wood Had flowers, twined in his hair, His jerkin was both green and ragged His legs were brown and b..
The Sooth-Sayer

The Sooth-Sayer

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She sat and pored over maps and charts In the early hours, in dread, She said she needed to plot her path For the difficult days ahea..