Valley Homes Poem by David Boyce

VALLEY HOMES

In the distance you see the houses
Up along the valley hillsides
The roads and streets are flowing down
Just like a toboggan slide

Lots of terraced houses
In long rows they all stand
Built for mines and industry
Because they were in demand

For the managers and owners
Bigger semis and detached
Spread along in better sites
Which look a bit mis-matched

Now the mines are all closed
And no longer big industries
Many homes passed down by grandparents
To their descending families


Written by David Boyce
9 February 2006

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