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Dentistry Poems - Poems about Dentistry

Root Canal

Where to begin?
Perhaps with the hum of the drill
lurking in some unseen chamber,
already rehearsing my name?
Or the taunting clock counting down
the minutes?

I’d like to write a poem
about something else besides
dentistry but this is the
loudest thought I’ve got
and it’s already wearing 
my favorite shirt
and deciding if the black flats
or pink sneakers 
will be more forgiving
when I’m

Categories: dentistry, angst, feelings, humor,
Form: Free verse

Two Hours of A-bridge-d Dentistry

supine in support
buzz of fly in o’erhead light
with my mouth agape

Categories: dentistry, angst,
Form: Senryu

Cosmetic Dentistry

My signal 
is made with my mouth
where I eat
and where I kiss.
I say yes around my lips,
biologically I may
suck in or
disembogue here.
My smile is
the main
face of my yes,
eight teeth
I keep fresh and
well shaped.
My smile is
more important than
my soul.

Categories: dentistry, smile, vanity,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Dog Dentistry

I went to see my dentist today
She works out of her house
It’s a one-chair operation
With hardwood floors
An old dog lies on a rug
Next to the chair
He’s seen it all
Root canals, molar extractions…
He seems so calm
I wonder if she ever works on his teeth
The old gummer
Sit’s and grins
He knows it’s better you than him
Sitting in that

Categories: dentistry, dog,
Form: Free verse

Dentistry and Reflections

The dentist and Reflections 

Up there in the continuous darkness of the universe 
I saw a streak of light... a dying comets last hurrah.
Bedroom very dark couldn’t sleep too much death 
for one night. Got up and read an article that plants 
speak to each other. “Warning a heavy footed man 
is coming your way.”

Categories: dentistry, fear, health, death, death,
Form: Blank verse

The Da Vinci Dentistry

Unschooled in art, uncouth, that's what 
          you'll say of me;
I've tried and tried so hard, but I 
          still have to see
da Vinci's Mona Lisa mythic,

Categories: dentistry, funny
Form: Rhyme