(Arranged for an Illustrated Reading with Three Tableaux)
“Abou Ben Adhem, may his tribe increase,
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace
And saw, within the moonlight of his room,
Making it rich and like a lily in bloom,
An Angel writing in a book of gold.[[1]]
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold.
And to the vision in the room, he said:
‘What writest thou?’ The Angel raised its head