Morning Star

MORNING STAR Morning’s minion dancing on the dawn Tiny Terpsichore, trembling fay : To her uncertain smile I am drawn - Shy Venus, goddess of the early day, Shimmering along the far horizon As the sky lightens and the vault glorious Glows brighter, till the sun has risen And entered the dramatic chorus. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . NOTE The planet Venus is not a star, but is so bright that the ancients called it Morning Star or Evening Star. This poem shows it as a "morning star". It is currently (February 2012) seen in the evening in the southwestern sky, just to the right of another bright spot, Jupiter.