a Petrarchan sonnet
Today a pile of money I have spent;
Paid to a man who's known for causing pain.
Yet, still, I went to see him, just the same;
A needle, first thing, in my gum he sent.
You say seems rather unintelligent?
It's worse! (You may decide I have no brain.)
I even scheduled to see him again,
And thanked him when upon my way I went.
His instrument rotated round and round
While grinding on enamel covered bone
Protruding from the mandible of me.
The stress was in the turning, and the sound;
He couldn't just leave well enough alone.
A dentist, otherwise, he could not be.
Thomas E Stone, DDS, is actually very good with the needle; I scarcely felt it when it was inserted. He can be reached (in Springfield, MO) at 417-881-1195.
Monday, January 30, 2006
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6 comments:
Root canal? or Wisdom teeth? I can hardly think by that description that it was a "routine" visit.....
Oh, I feel your pain. Dentists trips, though not always painful to you, are always painful to the checkbook. My grandmother had to have one of her bridges repaired today, which cost a nice $90. I should've been a dentist...
P.S. sometime I'll have to share my experiences with teeth, orthodonistry, and pain.
A filling from many years ago had totally failed, and Dr. Stone determined that the tooth needed to be ground down (?) and a crown put on. No root canal needed, thankfully! I got a temporary crown put on today, and will be back in two weeks for the real thing.
He is a good dentist, albeit a little pricey (but then, I guess all dentists probably are these days).
I'd never connected poetry and dentist visits before. Great poem. :-)
DAB: Agreed! The most painful part is the extraction from the checkbook. Several years ago we were almost drained dry by the need for dental work.
Naddy: I guess it's one of my quirks (probably about #6 or #7 in my list; I need to get all of them I have mentioned together in one place). Since I decided to become a poet (not a lyricist only), I have begun to look in the strangest places for things to write about. And this, indeed, seemed like a prime opportunity.
I'm glad you liked the poem; I sorta' like it myself :)
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