David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Fairy Light

The Fairy Light

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


A light appeared on the darkest hill, The girl fell once, and was left behind, I caught her arm and we crossed the rill: ‘I can’t go on..
The Fourth Horseman

The Fourth Horseman

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I pen this creed for those we leave behind To scrabble in the ashes and the dust, And trust my words may touch the shrivelled mind To find the s..
Yellowcake

Yellowcake

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I’ve seen it in the mirrors that The fleeting death-wish speeds From ugly strangers tugging at the lie, If they’re to be dismembered F..
Against the Rain

Against the Rain

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


My lady, you once sought my drift When all the world was scatter-pain, And in the shallows of my shift You turned my face against the rain; (You c..
Bad Blood

Bad Blood

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Stars clash, and pale moons Gloat over you, my pretty witch While brooding shadows of the loom Reflect you in some shining dish; What vivid pa..
Before the Storm

Before the Storm

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


If only I Had caught the hand That tore the shroud And split the wand To scatter pain Across the land... If only You Had pulled the thorn ..
Brick By Brick

Brick By Brick

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


In every word, in every smile We distance drift a further mile, By every whispered fare-you-well You brick by brick our wishing well. In every l..
Contage

Contage

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


(A conversational montage).
For Leslie... (A 21 year old Divorcee)

For Leslie... (A 21 year old Divorcee)

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The past is neatly shed! The long mistakes and distant heartaches Trail no longer to your bed. Fortune waits with bated breath To promise you such..
Grasmere

Grasmere

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Why didn't Dorothy Wordsworth want to print Christabel with Lyrical Ballads?