Dr. Bill Stein with his "Jenny" on a recent dental mission to Haiti.

James Henry Leigh Hunt was a nineteenth century English poet whose liberality kept him on the edge of financial ruin and whose talent kept him on the margin of the society of genius which inhabited early Victorian England. He was, it is reported, tolerated by the likes of Charles Dickens, Thomas Carlyle, and Robert Browning. But one day, in one moment of inspiration, he wrote one of the most beloved poems in the English language. You may say James Henry Leigh Hunt struggled every day to make his way. But Add...

Rondeau

Jenny kissed me when we met,

   Jumping from the chair she sat in;

Time, you thief, who love to get

   Sweets into your list, put that in;

Say I'm weary; say I'm sad,

   Say that health and wealth have missed me,

Say I'm growing old, but add,

   Jenny kissed me.

* This "Heading Home" is presented in recognition of those of you who made a place along the way to "Give Kids a Smile" this February.

How to Contribute to "Heading Home"

Northwest Dentistry's newest feature, "Heading Home", appears on the final page of each issue.  As described in its initial appearance, "Heading Home" encompasses "the unclassifiable, category-resistant thoughts and images that arrive to tell us about ourselves and stay until we can hear them. Northwest Dentistry believes there should be a place where these things can be discovered, shared, and appreciated..." It can be a picture, or a thousand words. Draw something, or send us an idea and we'll draw it. Poetry, favorite quotes, words to live by, reflections, inflections, even advice. So when you're thinking, think of us. Submissions may go to the MDA Central Office via fax at (651) 646-8246; e-mail at cembertson@mndental.org; or regular mail addressed to Northwest Dentistry, Minnesota Dental Association, 2236 Marshall Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55104.