My Intact Heart

 I got myself some magic beans

As I wished upon a star, all the sweet

Love of life was nestled in my heart;

I sought some succour, some sugar,

Like a little oily tart, the beans were planted

Late at dusk as I strolled in the park.

I wandered here, I wandered there,

I wandered here and about, wondering

To myself ever if I would meet my

Head in the clouds; I killed my pride,

I humbled myself as my dreams were

Dashing. And lo and behold there at dawn

A gigantic sprout was larking.

I remembered the promise to my heart,

I would never let it break, now shattered

To bits, I set about to repair its million

Little pieces. I had sought no perjury,

Only silver linings and a lot of dough;

I did not climb the stalk, I sat and shaded,

Guarded from the cold. My heart is clear,

And I often tear, I don't know what stratosphere

Now beckons, I eat the beans, make some jelly

And my heart is intact is what I reckon.