The poem
THERE is a blue star, Janet, Fifteen years’ ride from us, If we ride a hundred miles an hour.
There is a white star, Janet, Forty years’ ride from us, If we ride a hundred miles an hour.
Shall we ride To the blue star Or the white star?
Baby Toes
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I interpreted this to mean, a lover asks his woman to choose between a fifteen year relationship or a forty year relationship.
My wife and I chose forty or longer, hopefully.
We named our hand-painted clothing business
Babytoes Clothing. We did it for 37 years. We are retired and still together. Her first name, as in the poem, is Janet. We even got a federal trademark for Babytoes Clothing.