David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Witch of the Morning

The Witch of the Morning

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


There once was a wicked WarlockWho lived on Crabtree Hill,He lured the Witch of the Morning thereWho was my mother still,My father, he was the patient..
Reverse Spin

Reverse Spin

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The sun went down on a Sunday nightAnd didn’t come up again,The clouds above were crimson and brightAnd they shed life-giving rain,The news came..
The Attic Room

The Attic Room

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


My sister Susan had disappearedAt the age of twenty four,She’d gone on up to the attic roomAnd she’d locked and barred the door,We beat, c..
The Caravan at Coffin Cove

The Caravan at Coffin Cove

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I said, ‘We’re going to Coffin CoveFor the first weekend in June,I’ve booked us a seaside caravan,Under a bloodshot Moon,’Gise..
Witching Kate

Witching Kate

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Whenever I went with winsome KateShe’d say, ‘I’m a witch, and that,’And while in bed, with love in my head,All she would do wa..
The Adventure

The Adventure

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She said she’d only be gone for a week,I saw her off in the car,‘It’s not that long,’ she began to speak,‘It’s not..
Mary Anne

Mary Anne

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


What shall I do with you, Mary Anne,You went outside in the storming,The lightning flashed and it struck you dumb,You couldn’t get up this morni..
The Angel of Lygon Street

The Angel of Lygon Street

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Back in the days of the old gas lampsWhen the streets were lit, but dim,A young lamplighter would tour the streetsAnd the houses, looking in,The flick..
The Demon Fish

The Demon Fish

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I’d taken my friends way off the shoreIn my small, glass-bottomed boat,The weather was clear, the sea was calmFor the sturdiest boat afloat,I wa..
Just for Christmas

Just for Christmas

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘It’s only for over Christmas,’ saidThe son to his father there,And watched as the old man’s shoulders hunchedAs he painfully ..