Vintage verse – The Star by Jane Taylor

The Star

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,
He could not 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 your 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.

by Jane Taylor (1783-1824)

Photo by Christine Klocek-Lim

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2 responses to “Vintage verse – The Star by Jane Taylor”

  1. Bruce Guernsey Avatar

    When one of my sisters was little, so used to sing her own version: “Twinkle, twinkle, little star/How I wonder what I are.”

  2. Bruce Guernsey Avatar

    Oops–that should read “she,” not “so.” !!

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