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Abou Ben Adhem Abou Ben Athen (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 […]

The time has come, the Walrus said,       To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax —       Of cabbages — and kings — And why the sea is boiling hot —       And whether pigs have wings.’  From ‘The Walrus and The Carpenter’ by Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) . . . Monday 28th […]