I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.
Walt Whitman
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Tales of the Extracted Tooth: Part 3
Back to the oral surgeon for a status update.
My infection is gone, but
Keep on taking that penicillin.

We discussed my bill.
Since the bone graft didn't take.
He'll refund my money.
Whew. Relief.
Makes me feel better about the whole thing.
He did display a rather split personality.
At once sympathetic and defensive.

Of course, I won't be visiting him again, and
I'll have a few months to decide what to do with,
That gaping hole left by #30

Thanks for all your Good wishes.
We leave Sunday for La Jolla, California,
To photograph Pelicans in breeding plumage.