Shooting Stars
How bright they are, those shooting stars
that dart across the evening sky!
We gaze at them with wonderment,
aware their light will quickly die.
We grownups know the truth about
these beauties. They’re not stars at all,
but dust and bits of rock that shine,
then burn up as they quickly fall.
When kids say, “Look—a shooting star,”
let’s not be killjoys who declare
the scientific facts about
what’s zooming through the nighttime air!
Date Posted: August 13, 2019
Contest Title: Shooting Stars Received an NA
Date: September 25, 2019
Contest Title: N-A Rerun 3 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: John Hamilton
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