David Lewis Paget : Writing

Red Sky Warning

Red Sky Warning

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I saw the cloud in the morning sky So I turned to go back inside, And I said to my wife, ‘It’s a shepherd’s dawn, Or the red sky ..
Scene From a Yamaha

Scene From a Yamaha

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Scene from a Yamaha Dry wind at dawning, Scatter leaves steeplewards Hayrick, reborn in, Sleepy-eyed quarry stone Quail stride between, Such hav..
Stirrup Cup

Stirrup Cup

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Why is it always a summer's day Or the shades of spring in the old years hay And never a winter's night, I say. Why is a man a drunken fool T..
This Is The Way

This Is The Way

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


for my brother...
1972

1972

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘Will someone buy this year of mine? A year, knocked down to first bid…’ I watched the old man through the wine To know well wha..
And - Pt. IV

And - Pt. IV

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


…and when you were wet with The tears of abortion, with Rational arguments twisting your brain, You sobbed ‘til the tears fled In ble..
And - Pt. III

And - Pt. III

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


…and when you were a seesaw In the grip of an old dilemma While unloved ones ranted and stormed the Bastille, You wrapped your head in feath..
And - Pt. II

And - Pt. II

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


…and when you were a lover With your star-spangled bright eyes In the heart-breaking knowledge That he’d do you no wrong, You thought..
And - Pt I

And - Pt I

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


…and when you were a young girl with dreams in the night skies and passionate strangers were following your sighs, you just wished for a viv..
You Were Only Talking...

You Were Only Talking...

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


It's four o'clock in the morning, No sleep for me this night, I sit on the cold verandah, And watch for a chink of light; The wind howls round abo..