Hans Christian Anderson's Heaven

sure
hans
christian
anderson
needed his heaven
not just as last destination
for his virginal soul but as a happy ending
for match girls, tin soldiers, and red shoed dancers—gardens lush sweet and bright with earth's flowers
so what happened—mickey mouse, star wars, and waiting for godot—his paradise seems drab
instead of embracing mother mary and jesus
now under god's virtual smile
we can be heroes
forever
super
and
young