David Lewis Paget : Writing

Vengeance

Vengeance

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She shouldn’t have been on the platformOn that fateful day in June,The train she needed to catch would leaveLater that afternoon,But I would nev..
Tax

Tax

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


This government’s greed’s cut into my needBy taxing tobacco smoke,I needed my weed to concentrate,They’ve turned it into a joke.So h..
1400

1400

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


I’ve devoted my life to poetryWhenever I’ve had the time,Created whole towns and villagesAnd even the people rhyme.There’s only supp..
Godless

Godless

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


He was often at the marketSigning books that no-one read,If they had, and known the targetThen they’d not be lying dead.For the mystic glyph ins..
Coconut Ice

Coconut Ice

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She lived in a strange old gabled houseBut she rarely came outside,I’d glimpse her up on the balconyBut she’d see me, and she’d hide..
The Wander

The Wander

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She used to walk in the woods at night,She said she needed the air,But didn’t want me to go with her,She said that it’s cold out there.&ls..
Three Days in a Cave

Three Days in a Cave

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


We were on a tour of the Breton CavesThat had stalactites galore,A one-time trip to that limestone dripForming stalagmites on the floor.There were onl..
Wedding Day (for Tiff)

Wedding Day (for Tiff)

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Written at the request of my granddaughter Tiffany, to read at her wedding in October.
The Wind in the Wires

The Wind in the Wires

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


She went with a friend for the evening,But she wouldn’t tell me where to,Just turned as the two began leaving,Said, ‘Where I go’s no..
Twin Paths

Twin Paths

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The day had been rather stormy whenI walked in the garden gate,With lighting flashing around me,It was dark, and getting late.I tried the key in the o..