A villanelle for Milton Keynes. Come here and fall in love.

I like villanelles. This is my first attempt at one (and I'm not that happy with it) - I'm going to try a few more in future.

Welcome to my city



Welcome to my city
a modern Pan's wonder land
It's not just about the concrete cows

A thousand builders, a million cars
built with beauty from bricks and sand
Welcome to my city

Multi coloured with a hundred tongues
we're criticized but we're so much more and -
it's not just about the concrete cows

We vault the heights of consumer fashion
our citizens set trends, you shop to drop
Welcome to my city

Our h's and v's, our transport passion;
beware the roundabouts coz we don't stop!
It's not just about the concrete cows

So leave the grids and see our parks
our canals, our lakes, our open space
Welcome to my city -
It's not just about the concrete cows