Ethel Turner: A Trembling Star
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A Trembling Star

Born 1/24/1872


"There is my little trembling star," she said.
         I looked; once more
The tender sea had put the sun to bed,
         And heaven's floor
         Was grey.

And nowhere yet in all that young night sky
         Was any star,
But one that hung above the sea. Not high,
         Nor very far
         Away.

"I watch it every night," she said, and crept
         Within my arm.
"Soft little star, I wish the angels kept
         It safe from harm
         Alway.

"I know it is afraid," she said; her eyes
         Held a sweet tear.
"They send it all alone into the skies,
         No big stars near,
         To stay.

"They push it out before the sweet, kind moon
         Lights up the sea.
They laugh because it fears the dark. `Soon, soon,
         You'll braver be,'
         They say.

"One night I climbed far up that high white tree
         Beside the beach,
And tried to stretch my hand across the sea
         And tried to reach
         The grey.

"For something made me feel my heart would break
         Unless that night
I in my hand my trembling star could take
         And kiss its fright
         Away.

"There only blew a strange wind chillily,
         And clouds were swept.
The angels would not let my own star see
         That someone wept.
         I pray

"To Christ, who hears my little prayers each night,
         That He will seek
Through all His skies for that sweet, frightened light,
         And stoop His cheek
         And say

"`My angels must not send so frail a thing
         To light the West.
Lift up the little trembling star to cling
         About my breast
         Alway.'"


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