David Lewis Paget : Writing

The Devil's Crew

The Devil's Crew

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


They ‘pressed me on His Majesty’s frigateThe H.M.S. Carew,It only took me a day to findI was lodged with the Devils’s crew,The Capta..
The Christmas Gift

The Christmas Gift

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


‘It won’t be much of a Christmas,’I said to his woman, Kate,As she met me in the garden,And opened the garden gate,I asked how well ..
Death Plunge

Death Plunge

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


We knew that the plane was going to crash,We plunged through the air, on high,We probably had five minutes to grieveA minute to say goodbye,She clung ..
Sleeping & Waking

Sleeping & Waking

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


That brief interlude betweenSleeping and waking,I pass through each day likeSome dark undertaking,Where nothing is real, whereI’ve been to or go..
Demon Eyes

Demon Eyes

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


It hovered above on the ceiling,It only would come at night,My sister said she’d a feelingIt was dark, and was full of fright,The light would gl..
London Train

London Train

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


In one of those fogs of LondonI boarded the East End train,The mist was a yellow, evil smogAnd then it began to rain.I found a compartment, only twoTo..
In My Mother's Wardrobe

In My Mother's Wardrobe

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The things that I’m going to tell youAre secrets from childhood’s well,You must seal your lips from retellingOr spend a season in hell,In ..
Curling Horns

Curling Horns

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He lived in the outer darkness whereYou never could see him cry,With only a lighted candle thereWhenever his eyes were dry,But I knew him for an evil ..
The One-Eyed Witch

The One-Eyed Witch

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Lavern lived down in the valleyAway from the village folk,She didn’t want to be seen by themPlaying with eggs and yolk,And skin of frog, an old ..