Heading South

Cherry

By forest_for_ever

Sun, 15 Aug 2021
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Heading South

A lifelong journey now heads South

Mountains scaled with bounding leaps

An all-conquering endless youth

A jaw set firm with steel resolve

Lays now in faded heaps

Dwindling gnashers

Like wobbly dominoes fall

Only remains an empty mouth

Suck, not bite is all I have

My tombstone teeth have headed South

 

My epitaph to this vacant cavern?

Beware the sugar-sweet promises

Relentless, rotting dentine death

Don’t ever let your teeth go South.

Certificate U
Poem
Infinity and Beyond
Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Comments

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Such a shame that your gnashers are going in the wrong direction, Graham. Even though it is a serious problem I couldn't fail to see the funny side. This poem reminded me of Pam Ayres' "Oh, I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth"

Cheers, Luigi

 

Submitted by forest_for_ever on

Yes, I think I remember Pam reading it on TV a good few years ago though.  It must have stuck in my mind.  As I said to Insert.. I haven't lost all of them yet, but I am running out of options to bite and chew with smiley  I remember my father and mother both had false sets from before I was born.  I'm 66 now and am fortunate to have made it this far..  So good to hear from you my friend.  I pray you are wellyes

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

I agree with everything Luigi says above. Sorry about your predicament, but it has produced a very original and amusing IP interpretation!

 

Would love to hear this at our virtual reading event! See the front page for registration details if you'd like to come along

 

Submitted by forest_for_ever on

I haven't lost ALL my teeth yet, but I must admit I have lost a few!  Thank you for your kind words. Event? I will have a look and thanks again.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

After so much dental care in recent years and wanting us to be proactive, not only has lockdowm slowed everything down here, but our dentist retired just about a year or more ago and the practice hasn't been able to replace him yet and can only offer us who were his patients emergency cover, which seems less than if you were not registered with any dentist. Consequently broken teeth are gradually getting smaller! Rhiannon