STAR CHILDREN

A little star
Up in the sky
Looked down at the sea
From his home on high.
What he thought he saw
Was a star in the sea,
"Oh mother," he called,
"There's another me."
His mother smiled gently
And tried to explain,
"A star in the sea is not the same.
You are an Astronaut, my son,
You float in the air to have your fun.
Your friend in the sea
Swimming is taught,
He might be called an Aquanaut.
His friends are the fish
And plants of the sea.
Your friends are the planets
And stars such as we.
He floats and swims
And he plays in the sun,
While you prefer to shine
When the day is done."
The little star sighed
And wished hard as could be,
He too could swim
And live in the sea.
"I'll do it, I'll do it!"
He cried aloud,
As he floated earthward
On the back of a cloud.
He was suddenly wet,
As wet as could be,
As the cloud was raining
Right into the sea.
His head really hurt,
As he twirled round and round.
He fell into the sea
With a splashing sound.
He sputtered and splashed
As he came up for air,
He felt himself all over,
To see if his points were still there.
His body was round!
As smooth as could be-
"What in the world is the matter?
Oh look at me!
I don't feel good, I need more air!
Why didn't I stay home
While I was there?"
Suddenly he floated
Right to the top.
His breathing ws easy,His struggling stopped.
The moon gliding by
Watching his plight
Called down from abouve,
"I'll see you tonight."
The Aquanaut Star,
(A starfish from the sea)
Came to the surface
Wondering what the commotion could be.
"I'm a sky star," explained little Astronaut.
But my points were all broken,
When I couldn't stop."
"Your points are not broken,"
Spoke the moon on high.
"They will sparkle and shine
Once you're back in the sky."
Starfish laughed and shouted with glee,
"I want you to know some friends
Who know me-"
"They are beautiful people
'Neath coral and rock,
Some are swimming under the dock."
The Astronaut Star
(The star from the sky)
Couldn't believe what he saw
As time went by.
A lovely flower, called Anemone,
A Sea Cucumber, as fat as could be,
A seahorse so tiny, a Seal, so big,
A Sand Dollar, an Eel,
Which looked like a twig.
"Do you have a Big Dipper?
Where is your Milky Way?
Do you sleep all night?
Where do you stay?"
The Aquanaut Star,
The star of the sea,
Answered best he could,
Until presently, his mother
Who was listening, floated by
And explained to the little star of the sky,
"The one thing shared is the moon,
Which causes the tides in the sea.
And all living things-both large and small
Need sky, sea, land and air
To live at all.
The sky star was pleased
At all he heard,
And listened intently
To every word.
As he lilstened he noticed
That night time was near.
He wanted to go home
To his mother most dear.
But--how to fall up?
Oh, what to do?
The moon was up high
And the cloud there too.
Then he remembered a poem
He often had heard.
"Wish upon a star."
He remembered each word.
He wished on a star
With all his might-
Suddenly he felt
His body so light,
Being lifted up quickly
Above to the sky.
Big Dipper was holding him
Sparkling and dry.
The moon winked and nodded
As his points shone so clear.
"Oh Mother," he called,
"Mother, I'm here!"


©2003 Christy Schaller