{"id":372,"date":"2010-04-12T14:29:25","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T14:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/?p=372"},"modified":"2021-09-17T07:46:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T07:46:01","slug":"a-gemstone-an-adorable-poem-by-professor-cornelius-s-hurlbut-gemology-is-an-art-really-not-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/natural-fine-planetary-talismans\/a-gemstone-an-adorable-poem-by-professor-cornelius-s-hurlbut-gemology-is-an-art-really-not-science\/","title":{"rendered":"A Gemstone- An Adorable Poem by Professor Cornelius S. Hurlbut. Gemology is an art really, not science."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A Gemstone- An Adorable Poem by Professor Cornelius S. Hurlbut. Gemology is an art really, not science.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/moonstonespace.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-373\" title=\"moonstonespace.Gemstoneuniverse.com\" src=\"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/moonstonespace-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"moonstonespace.Gemstoneuniverse.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/moonstonespace-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/moonstonespace.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Gemstone is a lovely Thing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It gleams and sparkles in a ring<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And makes a wondrous sight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By playing magic with the light<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>It makes one proud to wear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A flashing diamond solitaire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Or garnet with subtle hue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Or emerald green or sapphire blue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>But would it not mean more to you<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To learn why it is green or blue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And make you very pleased to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The reason why it sparkles so? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>I think it would mean even more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To know its history and lore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And was it part of natures plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Or from a furnace, made by man<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/\">http:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gemstoneuniverse-The Gold Standard in Planetary Gemology<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Gemstone- An Adorable Poem by Professor Cornelius S. 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