ramblings and things
it could have been a thing of beauty
fitting sympathetically into place
instead of that monstrosity looking as
though it was dropped from outer space
all harsh lines of glass and steel standing
alongside the marble and warm brick
a product of a mind having
maybe gone slightly sick
oh i know it does its job
as a modern shopping mall
and it fits the modern creed of
convenience and profit are all
but in this location
it’s a building out of time
its effect on the skyline
nothing less than a crime
the old docks were there
once the lifeblood of the city
despoiled and defaced
without taste or pity
nearby is Beverley Gate
where the civil war began
when they turned the king away
a bitter and chastened man
evcavated and restored
a reminder of our past
but it seems now
that may not last
they are threatening to fill it in
to revamp Victoria Square
a step thats not needed
why can't they leave it there
haven't they learned anything from
that glass and steel monstrosity
that blight on the area
that infernal princes quay
it could have been a thing of beauty
fitting sympathetically into place
instead of that monstrosity looking as
though it was dropped from outer space
Lines On Prince`s Quay