Lyric Poem · Nature
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.
This poem is in the public domain.
“Lightly stepped a yellow star” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/lightly-stepped-a-yellow-star
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