The tiniest sliver of a baby moon 'gazes' up at the evening's first star in a purple sky.......
Remember this oldie but goodie? It's been a big hit with children of all ages for over a century now. Have you every wondered who wrote it?
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 gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, through the night.
Then the traveller 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 traveller in the dark,
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
The lyrics were first written in the form of a poem by Jane Taylor (1783–1824) and published under the title "The Star" in Rhymes for the Nursery, written by Jane and her sister Ann Taylor (1782–1866) in London in 1806.
Here's a photo of a portrait of Jane and Ann Taylor as young girls, which I took on a recent trip to Bath, England.
