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Morganstern

Morgenstern Oh, in the dark at eveningtide Brightness beams so near to Earth And Venus magnifies it’s light An evening star to greet the night But afore the sun will greet the day A tiny glow will show the way Up in the east the glimmer dims A blast of sun obscures it’s being A Good morning Morning Star Guten Morgen Morgenstern February 20, 2017

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Reason A. Poteet

Date: 5/13/2019 9:38:00 AM

Nice that you mention Venus, the planet. A double star connection, evening/morning. Have you German heritage?

Reason A. Poteet
Date: 12/22/2022 6:16:00 AM

Just found this meaning of morganstern - a weapon consisting of a ball set with spikes attached to the end of a club, often attached by a chain.

Ralph Sergi
Date: 5/14/2019 12:00:00 PM

Hi Reason: No, my folks came from Italy but I knew girl in Germany whose name was Morganstern.

Patricia Cresswell

Date: 9/17/2017 6:19:00 PM

I enjoyed this poem.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 3/26/2017 8:46:00 AM

I didn't know that was the meaning of Morgenstern. Educational and enlightening piece Ralph.

Ralph Sergi
Date: 3/27/2017 1:22:00 PM

Thank you, Rick. there's a lot of history with that name.

Ralph Sergi

Date: 2/28/2017 6:48:00 AM

Hi Andrea: Thank you for your comment.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/27/2017 5:14:00 PM

oh this is really pretty, Ralph. It is so nice to see one of your newer poems today.

Ashley Conte

Date: 2/21/2017 8:42:00 AM

Beautiful scene from my cp screen-window!

Ralph Sergi
Date: 2/21/2017 6:51:00 PM

THANK YOU, ASHLEY

James Inman

Date: 2/20/2017 5:45:00 PM

I'm assuming your reference here is for Mercury which is almost always seen just before the sun sets or rises. I seldomly see it but Venus is incredibly bright in the evening. A very lovely poem Ralph.

Ralph Sergi
Date: 2/21/2017 6:48:00 PM

Hi James: Mercury is also called the morning star but Venus is the evening star and morning star.

Jan Allison

Date: 2/20/2017 5:29:00 PM

What a lovely descriptive poem and Morgenstern sounds so much more beautiful than morning star Ralph:-) hugs Jan xx

Ralph Sergi
Date: 2/23/2017 1:39:00 PM

THANK YOU, JAN!