Little star
Little star, so far, so near,
I see your eye’s one shining tear.
Little star, so wild, so tame,
I waved my hand. You never came.
Little star, so quick, so slow,
you whisper like the drifting snow.
Little star, so dark, so deep
the sea you swim in as I sleep.
When morning comes in like the tide
you will have reached the other side.
Swim, star, swim, through the midnight sea
(when your hair is dry, come back to me!)
Little star, so near, so far,
shine on Wick and Zanzibar
on Dundee, Belfast and Armagh,
and shine on my bike’s bent handlebar
shine like its silver bell
dring dring
shine like its silver bell
and sing
sharp as a silver bell.
About this poem
This poem was reproduced on a postcard for National Poetry Day 2012. Eight poetry postcards are published each year by the Scottish Poetry Library to celebrate National Poetry Day and are distributed throughout Scotland to schools, libraries and other venues. The theme for 2012 was stars. You can find out more about National Poetry Day in our National Poetry Day pages, where you’ll also find resources to go with the poems.
