Dream dictionaries have been around as long as people have had dreams. Interestingly, if you consult a few of them, they nearly always tend to have totally different things to say about specific objects or symbols. Dreams, unlike words themselves, don’t seem to be nicely definable! At any rate, today’s prompt is to write entries for an imaginary dream dictionary. Pick one (or more) of the following words, and write about what it means to dream of these things:
Teacup Hammer Seagull Ballet slipper Shark Wobbly table Dentist Rowboat
I chose the word “Dentist” for this challenge. Because that’s whom I’ve been thinking of since last fortnight, day and night. Why? You’ll know. At the end of the poem:)
Did you say you dreamed of a Dentist?
Well, let’s see now,
What do we have here….
Ok… here it is… the connotation
The teeth, a sign of your reputation
And the doctor, your aspiration
Or it could also mean,the public perception
The meaning based on a permutation,
a combination
Of…
the state of your pearlies and…
the expression on his face and what he holds in his hand.
Did he carry a scalpel? Did he come across as surly?
These are the options, nothing to worry
Good Teeth, Bad Doc
Run out, don’t walk
Reputation’s at stake
Beware of a snake
Bad teeth, Bad Doc
Run out, don’t walk
No more talk
Of those pearlies, take stock.
Did he have a mirror? Did he appear to smile?
That’s a great sign. I’ll tell you in a while
Bad Teeth, Good Doc
Open your mouth. Knock, Knock
Baby, time’s up
You gotta have a clean-up!
Good Teeth, Good Doc
Run, Don’t walk
Make the dream, real
The dentist’s a steal!
That’s the gist
of the dream of a dentist.
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P.S. Belong to the 3rd category: Bad teeth. Good Doc. Now you know.
A good one! I love it when people talk teeth 🙂
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😀Thanks Vivian. Then are you a dentist or are you blessed with good teeth?
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Dentist 😊
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Oh ok😀. Makes sense. I’m totally paranoid of dentists…
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Lool !😂😂….we’re a gentle bunch, we write poems and songs….nothing to fear here😂😂
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I will have to find one such dentist here😊
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😀
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I enjoyed your take on going to the dentist, Smitha. You are doing really well with this challenge.
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This challenge is quite testing. Thank you so much for the constant encouragement. It truly helps.❤
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You are doing wonders with this challenge here 🙂
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Thanks Moushmi. The comments here are helping me go on.😊
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Wonderful! I loved the different combinations of what dentists can mean.
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Thanks😊
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Good and nice one…am going for a humorous one…
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Thanks Sangbad…looking forward to reading your take on it…humor sounds good.
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Welcome always…posted…there’s a surprise at the scroll down…
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No Smitha I am.not a dentist, I have no idea why my old blog showed dentist… 🤣🤣🤣
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Oh really… it used to be called “4 out of 5 dentists” or something. 🙂 Anyway I have a terrible memories of dentists.
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Lol yes that’s true… I have no idea why was it displaying as 4 out of 5 dentist 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Wow u have an awesome memory Smitha… I remembered it only when you mentioned about it…
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😀must be the badam I ate in childhood😉
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😀😀😀
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Wow that came out pretty well Smitha… 👌👌👌
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Hey thanks Preethi😊. Btw are you a dentist…remember the name of your earlier site.
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