A Gemstone- An Adorable Poem by Professor Cornelius S. Hurlbut. Gemology is an art really, not science.

A Gemstone is a lovely Thing

It gleams and sparkles in a ring

And makes a wondrous sight

By playing magic with the light

It makes one proud to wear

A flashing diamond solitaire

Or garnet with subtle hue

Or emerald green or sapphire blue

But would it not mean more to you

To learn why it is green or blue

And make you very pleased to know

The reason why it sparkles so?

I think it would mean even more

To know its history and lore

And was it part of natures plan

Or from a furnace, made by man

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