On 11/10/2011 3:55 PM, Gerry Quinn wrote: > > As a poet as well as astronomer, wouldn't Kayaam be more likely to > think of > > Venus as drawing the stars to her? ;- ) > That’s why he was a poet – he made new metaphors instead of recycling > old ones. Something he has in common with Gene Wolfe! At least we agree he uses metaphors.