Tender Morning Star

Tender Morning Star,
Tender childhood reminiscence,
Tender smiles under your columns,
Tender and glorious dreams of a glorious past.
This morning someone accompanied me back
To my tender years under your watch.
Under your tender eyes dear Azizos,
When I used to talk to you without knowing your name.
Oh holy of holies, I am talking to you from the heart of the empire now.
It was your tender star that guided me here.
It was your tender star that encouraged me to embrace Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
As your temple, I am a Phoenician, happily hellenized and Romanized.