I like this poem Bob. I too like observing people whilst in cafes and this 
is good observation, the way the people go silent as they listen to the 
words of a popular song and then resume their chatter  when they hear 
Vivaldi.  I find it rather a sad poem in places but also has a cheerful 
effect at the end. I think it is good how you have captured the changing 
mood of the people by describing their actions as they listen to differant 
types of music. I also like the words " another season"  which denotes the 
passing of time as it brings people back to reality.  bw sally j


>From: Bob Cooper <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Every Sha-la-la-la
>Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:23:42 +0000
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>All commments welcome!
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>Every Sha-la-la-la
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>Two students play violin and cello,
>intricate Vivaldi, then slow things down
>The Carpenters: Yesterday Once More
>
>and those at the street café tables
>from Kansas, Castleford, the two men in kilts,
>stop saying things, only touch their drinks,
>
>and look different. Every face shows something
>about who they once were, what they know.
>Then it’s Vivaldi again, another season,
>
>and, as chatter rises, laughter clatters each table,
>shifts the weight on each chair. More beer is ordered,
>froth slides down each emptied glass.
>
>
>Bob Cooper