Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

What Today is a Walk in the Park

  
              A visit to the dentist                   
                once filled me with fear

              Vain hopes that my mouth 
                and lower mandible might disappear...

              Startled by the whine of the drill
                 ~ had I checked my last testament and will

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Kim Rodrigues May 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM That last bit…I experienced that in the Navy. Yup..they blindfolded me, then turned on the drill. Didn’t bother to give me notice as if I was the enemy. lol Gershon Wolf May 29, 2026 at 4:25 PM No kidding?! I guess you can't make up stuff like that... Betcha they don't dare do that anymore, eh? Wow.

Regina Elliott May 29, 2026 at 2:08 PM Hi Gershon, no, definitely not on most people’s list of favorite things to do. I’ve had more fear of the dentist as an adult than I did as a child. Puzzling. Great penning! Shabbat Shalom :) Gershon Wolf May 30, 2026 at 8:46 PM Really? Some are lucky enough to grow out of fear of the dentist...

Joseph P. DiMino May 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM :)) Never fun. But your poetry most always is. Thank you for the painless laugh. Gershon Wolf May 28, 2026 at 7:33 PM I'm such a sensitive dentist, you know ~ Dr. Nov A. Caine