Abu Ben Adhem……..

I am always amazed when reading that a phrase or sentence sends me whirling to a memory that has lain dormant. Last night as I was reading one of Louise Penny’s novels, I was swept back to sophomore year English Literature at Madison College.

There was a reference to the above poem, and immediately I started reciting the first two lines. Wow, where did that come from, I thought. So immediately, with my compulsive nature, I got on line to read the whole poem. No wonder I remembered it!

I won’t assume that you need do so too, but I promise you, if you do, it will bless your day.

Poem by Leigh Hunt, a British poet, and “May Your Tribe Increase!