Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

By Aaron Lawson · March 02, 2018

Photo credit: Emitt Booher

One star
Two star
Red star
Blue star.

Near star
Far star
Old star
New star.

This one has a little friend.
This one has a lot of spin.
Say! What a lot
Of stars there are.

Yes. Some are red. And some are blue.
Some are old. And some are new.

Some are globular.
Some are commoner.
And some are very, very brighter.

Why are some
Globular and commoner and brighter?
I do not know.
Go ask an astronomer.

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