Lightly stepped a yellow star
Lightly stepped a yellow star To its lofty place -- Loosed the Moon her silver hat From her lustral Face -- All of Evening softly lit As an Astral Hall -- Father, I observed to Heaven, You are punctual.
Emily Dickinson
Lightly stepped a yellow star To its lofty place -- Loosed the Moon her silver hat From her lustral Face -- All of Evening softly lit As an Astral Hall -- Father, I observed to Heaven, You are punctual.
A yellow star steps lightly into its high place, and the moon lets down her silver hat, revealing a luminous face. Suddenly all of evening is softly lit, like a vast astral hall.
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