Matthew Harris Poet Light Verse

Priceless Prospective Professionals of Tomorrow Or the Next Day

when onset 
   of periodontal disease didst rear
innocuously unbeknownst then, 
   that...nada one tooth experts could spare
though grievously sad to bid teeth adieu

     now, tis gratitude these words 
   pour favor at a tear
and second to none false teeth 
   at age LIX doth veer
rill lee inspire this 
   very satisfied patient 
   February of 2018th year.

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back in the day 
aye gladly placed trust 
   asper resigned then questionable oral fate 
   before hairs turned gray
 
joining high achiever pact (and pack)
to endure academic gauntlet 
   divesting global incentive
   with alacrity, humility, tenacity 
and thus this poetic disquisition

to pay homage to aspiring successful 
   and alumni sporting ring of brass 
aye honor within elite chattering class 
   one significant summa cum laude graduate 
   sum decades ago, 

   perhaps reclining, reflecting, and reimagining 
   latex  gloved gloved hands (now retired) 
   'pon some tropical island paradise, 
   or freshly mown grass 

incognito with sun glasses 
   revels Doctor John Brent 
   perchance bred (bingo) begot astute lass
or lad exemplary instructing 

   thru his own blood, sweat and tears
who (for x number of years) 
   treated patients in an ever growing mass
sieve lee tending a family dental practice
   within Harleysville, Pennsylvania

asserted superb reference (on my behalf)
   via telephone to Doctor Montgomery
(aye presume) also enjoying 
   his twilight phase (if alive - I hope).

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