David Lewis Paget : Writing

Tallyn Tor

Tallyn Tor

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I'm only the flotsam, jetsam drift Cast up on your bars and beaches, The glittering shift that you can't resist When viewed from your northern reac..
The Last Trump

The Last Trump

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I seem to recollect a certain Glass wheel, dreaming, Spinning in the face of those who fell, Whose mute misunderstanding was The sum of those left..
The Old Wife's Mood

The Old Wife's Mood

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Composed while walking along the beach in a winter storm.
The Star

The Star

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


When I was a boy I searched the skies For the truth, a star, and the worldly wise, But ever the path of the brightest lay On my neighbour’s r..
The Wizard of Clayton Close

The Wizard of Clayton Close

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


From my book - 'Ishtar'.
Toll Not My Bell

Toll Not My Bell

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


For some is death A distant dream Like riders warring, Grim and bleak, While others fear Its stealthy tread Or whispered breath On withered che..
Who Cares?

Who Cares?

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


What ever happens when a love goes wrong When a love goes wrong some morning, Goes wrong like the singer of a blackbird song That a blackbird's not..
1952

1952

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I was walking home from school when I heard the tolling of the Church bells.
English Tides

English Tides

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Born in England, I came to Australia when I was 13.
Horoscope - (for Blaise Romany)

Horoscope - (for Blaise Romany)

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


These winter days have been long and cold For the one who waits on the birth in me, For though she carries the seed I hold I carry the watchword, &..