Twinkle,twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.

When the blazing sun is set,
And the grass with dew is wet,
Then you show your little light
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

Then the traveler in the dark
Thanks you for your tiny spark.
How could he see where to go
If you did not twinkle so?

In the dark-blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut an eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.

As your bright and tiny spark
Lights the traveler in the dark,
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

While we
Know they are
Enormous suns,
Gold lashing
Fire-oceans,
Seas of heavy
Silver flame,

They look as
Though they could
Be swept
Down, and heaped,
Cold crystal
Sparks, in one
Cupped palm.

Valerie Worth

Star light, star bright
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may,
I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.

In my summer yard at night
squinting up at tiny eyes
of light, winking
I'm thinking
there must be
somewhere, another lonely boy
Staring back from the galaxy's end
Wishing on his star
for a friend.

Arthur Levine

Winter is the time for stars:
for hours and hours they shine
on sparkly fields and icy ponds
and snowy roofs, like mine.

They shine before it's dinnertime,
and on till breakfast's due...
I think they must get very tired
before the winter's through.

Aileen Fisher

Over there the sun gets up, [Extend arm horizontally.]
And marches all the day. [Raise arm slowly.]
At noon, it stands right overhead; [Point straight up.]
At night, it goes away. [Lower arm slowly and drop down.]

THE STAR

I watch the stars come out at night [Look upward.]
I wonder where they get their light. [Place finger on forehead as if wondering]
I don't think they'll ever fall, [Shake head "no."]
So, I'll reach up and pick them all. [Pretend to pick stars from sky.]