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 […]
This Easter’s groundhop brings back memories of Easter 1969 when, good Catholic son that I was, I had the temerity in the teeth of my mother’s strong and heated opposition, to go and watch my local team, Chorley, playing a Northern Premier League match at home to great rivals Morecambe. It was as much to […]
