A small golden star on a stem planted in a metal thimble of soil against a midnight-blue background.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · 1964

Roald Dahl

Good morning starshine the earth says hello!

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The greeting gives the earth a voice and addresses starshine as though it could answer. That playful exchange makes the beginning of the day feel sociable, joining the world below with the light above. Its warmth comes from turning a cosmic relationship into an everyday hello.

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