Poundbury Pride & Ha’penny Hovels
It isn’t easy being a new-build
Here in Dorchester town,
With such a shining example besides them,
Flaunting its global renown.
An over-achieving older-sibling,
Rich in charm and style –
Well, no wonder the new kids look so miffed,
With not a facade with a smile.
I guess their neighbour’s one-in-a-million,
Bricks of a vanished strain –
And that’ll explain why we’re so unable
To build so well again…
So the latest estates must make-do with bland,
With a shrug from the half-arsed and bored,
While the decadent suburb that lies to the West
Is so desperately ignored.
Rhyming Couplets 