the city has a past ..

            
           
           
           
           
the buildings of the city are rather            
like a family, some of whom are old,      
some not quite so old, some still      
relevant and some utterly outdated ..            
           
then there are the younger ones, of course,  
of which some are made of glass,  
much too brittle and bright and transparent  
to think they might actually be related ..