Listening To Mahler - a poem in six movements

Re-privatisation Of High Street Banks
The Lib Dems Treasury spokesman Vince Cable welcomed more competition in the banking sector but said there should be no urgency to the sales."We need to be careful that when these split-ups occur, the prime cuts are not offered to private investors and the scraps left to taxpayers," he said.ex: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8336286.stmIf Cable's desire is to be met it will be totally different to any other privatisation ever witnessed in the U.K.!

Casual Listening
As my beloved chauffered me home, from making a bulk purchase of wild bird food, Radio 4 twittered away as an accompaniment to our journey. One item was about taboos surrounding organ donation, the following item concerned the ubiquity of flip-flops from some kind of anthropological / sociological perspective.From the latter item, I gathered that flip-flops go back to the beginning of time. A wonderful image of Dinosaurs wearing flip-flops immediately sprang to mind, even though (judging by context) the speaker obviously considered that time only began when the pyramids were constructed!From the chatter about organ donation I gathered that almost a

A Shudder Of Shyness
I don't know quite how to explain this, or even try to understand but, is it some kind of weird prejudice or simply my innate shyness ( of which many of my acquaintances are completely unaware)? There's a local cafe which I love to visit, both on my own and with my beloved. Beverages and food served are of an excellent standard and, the environment is spaciously friendly so, what's the problem? The cafe has started advertising, via handbills, to the effect, "Over 60 but young at heart, join us for a chat etc;". For an extremely reasonable inclusive price, you're supplied with tea or coffee, home made scones, jam and cream, on a Monday from 2.30p.m.

Time Change
TIME CHANGETurning back the clockI think of Canute -powerlessin spite of expectations.One hour gainedat the beginning of the daycome eveningswiftlytaken away.Malcolm Evison25 October 2009