My Private Star

It’s faint and timid
And hides in the clouds

Some prefer planets
Or stars of some fame

But I doubt my star
Possesses a name

I prefer it that way.

I also have a faint light
Not noticed at night

Shy and quiet
And very private

Sometimes a stone
Will fall from the sky

And light up the night
Like the Fourth of July

It’ll make a great splash
Or impact the ground

And set off a search
Until it is found.

But not my star
Alone in the sky,

Scarcely noticed
By passers by

All the stars
In the celestial cosmology

Are known by all
And are public property

But my little star
Alone and free

Is special
And only known by me.