David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Tourist Plan

The Tourist Plan

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘We have to rule on the Tourist Plan,’ Said Rogan Inchalot, ‘If we haven’t come up with an answer soon Then w..
The Confession

The Confession

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘I’m ill, I’m ill,’ said Rockingham, ‘I’m ill,’ then took to his bed, He tossed and turned in h..
The Sound of the Spheres

The Sound of the Spheres

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I had some fun with this one....
The Eclipse

The Eclipse

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘My thoughts are often consumed by death And the dark side of the Moon,’ I said to Jane as she sensed my pain On that Sun..
Dinner for Two

Dinner for Two

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The island path had been overgrown As they walked up from the pier, A rickety wooden landing stage With a sunken boat, quite near, ..
Man in a Cage

Man in a Cage

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The women gathered in Hurtle Square, Or what had remained of it, They’d coloured their lips and they’d curled their hair T..
The Witch at Arbor Low

The Witch at Arbor Low

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Annie Trembles had met the witch As she sat at Arbor Low, Her tears were thick and her heart was sick, She had no place to go, She..
Smugglers Pie

Smugglers Pie

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The body of smuggler Robert Long Hung by the road in chains, His flesh was mouldering from his bones Washed clean by the Cornish rain..
Al Cobdogla's Hearse

Al Cobdogla's Hearse

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The mood in the town of Warramine Was grim, and getting worse, For stuck on the town’s old hump-back bridge Was Al Cobdogla&rsq..
The End of Ernie Lowe

The End of Ernie Lowe

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The rain dripped down on my overcoat As I walked beneath the trees, An avenue filled with poplars, grim, And dark, with an icy breeze..