David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Myth Maker

The Myth Maker

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He sat up under the gables Over the second floor of the house, And peered on out from his fables Like he was playing cat and mouse, ..
Going Out...

Going Out...

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘I’m just going down for cigarettes,’ Tom called to his wife, Marie, Her voice was muffled as she called back From ..
Night Mites

Night Mites

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I’m sitting alone in my easy chair And the lights are turned down low, Listening to the midnight hour As it chimes, so long and..
SPQR

SPQR

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


When Caesar strode out from the waves to this shore With a Legion, their breastplates in line, He came uninvited, his purpose was war ..
The Bushfire Man

The Bushfire Man

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Blue Marue was a flinty soul Who’d never suffer a fool, Handy at using his fists, he’d made A mark at his Junior School, ..
Devil Sunday

Devil Sunday

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


It was Sunday morning, early, I was going to go to church, Re-establish with my Maker Some connection, through a verse, We would ..
The Soul Collector

The Soul Collector

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He’d had recurring headaches Since the age of fifty-three, But ten years further on He said they’d stopped, quite sudden..
Tap-Tap-Tapping

Tap-Tap-Tapping

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


We were sitting, reminiscing Of the civil war in Spain, Where my uncle fought for Franco, Never saw his home again. There was Joe..
Looking for You!

Looking for You!

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I woke one day to hear them say That they’d atom bombed Iran, There was no more threat from them, they said, There was no more ..
The Dungeon

The Dungeon

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


From the Minappartamento In the middle of the night, We walked the old Piazza Lit by just a single light, I could see the Madonni..