David Lewis Paget Poems

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11.
Dunkirk

They came from a line of fishermen,
Way back, two hundred years,
The sons of a dour old Kentish man,
Who'd braved the First World War;
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12.
The Terrorist

I lived in a block of service flats
Right next to a power grid,
The endless hum made my mind go numb
And infected all I did.
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13.
Blue Mountain Coffee

I take my seat at the Golden Grove
And watch the waitress, Xu,
She's sweet and pert, and her shortened skirt
Shows off a dimple or two;
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14.
The Call Of The Sea

He wandered along the decks by night,
Stood at the rails by day,
Kept to himself from what I saw
And didn't have much to say,
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15.
Audition

Life, a Play
In three parts, now
Is two parts done.
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16.
For A Social Worker

What spark in you
Is this that burns
To comfort one
Whose well is pain,
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17.
A Penny For The Guy

(Ever remember the fifth of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot,
We see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!)
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18.
Roast Beef

I saw the note on the mantelpiece
When I got home, rather late,
I knew that something was wrong when I
First saw the open gate,
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19.
The Crypt

I’d only been home for a week or two
And Jeanine was acting queer,
Each time she’d pass the mirror she’d stare
And I heard her say, ‘Oh dear! ’
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20.
The Blueshell Bar

From Monday through to Friday and,
For some, on the weekends too,
There’s a constant round of students here
Attacking the Chinglish stew,
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