Abou

Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An Angel writing in a book of gold:

Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the Presence in the room he said,
"What writest thou?" The Vision raised its head,
And with a look made of all sweet accord
Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord."

"And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so,"
Replied the Angel. Abou spoke more low,
But cheerily still; and said, "I pray thee, then,
Write me as one who loves his fellow men."

The Angel wrote, and vanished. The next night
It came again with a great wakening light,
And showed the names whom love of God had blessed,
And, lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest!

       -- James Leigh Hunt

Comments

[Howard Troxler]

1998-2008.

[Buzzard]

Sorry about that, buddy.

So sorry, Dear Howard.............what a beautiful creature, excuse me, what a beautiful friend to have lost.

Lorraine

[Don in St. Pete]

My heart feels for you Howard.

[morganan]

Hey Howard,
How about an update on Louie? Cats are just cats... but dogs are, well, human.....

[Frank]

It is always difficult to lose a companion who shares your life. Sorry for your loss.

Just saw this, and wanted to express my sympathies. Nothing like a loving cat, partly because it's so unexpected. We lost our Teddy from a fall off the ninth floor balcony - not a happy day.

On a happier note, I was delighted to see my old favorite, Abou ben Adam (as I learned it).

[dolphin1]

so sorry, Howard.