Beautiful Smile Poem by Carolyn Brunelle

A quick trip back to her country for
Urgent and extensive dental work still
Cost her far less where she hails from;
Even with added airfare.
What an enlightening difference in my own
Country's health care costs.
Able to lodge with family
Her return to those old roots
For bridges, multiple root canals
Allowed time to visit old haunts,
Take some nice little jaunts through
Familiar sceneries, visit with family
Even gain a little weight, get a tan.
Family back home neatly stacked up
The bills and newspapers, batched it;
Most lost weight as they waited
For the return of their beloved
Home cooked meals.
She returned with savings five times over
And a perfectly beautiful smile.