"Star light, star bright,"

Star light, star bright,

First star I see tonight,

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have this wish I wish tonight.

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4 lines · 4 stanzas

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Language: English
Shape: 4 stanzas · 4 lines · 23 words

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