AUGUST
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Kunz, George Frederick
Natal stone
Carnelian.
Guardian angel
Hamatiel.
His talismanic gem
Diamond.
Special apostle
James, the son of Alpheus.
His gem
Sardonyx.
Zodiacal sign
Virgo.
Flower
Poppy.
Wear a carnelian or for thee
No conjugal felicity;
The August-born without this stone,
’Tis said, must live unloved, alone.
She, loving once and always, wears, if wise,
Carnelian—and her home is paradise.