Please wait...

Tag: poetry

Three Poems

By Amitava Gupta, MD The pandemic hit me like it has affected everyone else. I have tried to use poetry as a form of relaxation to escape from the stress of constant worry in the days of the pandemic. The first poem highlights the humility and the human frailty of the front-line healthcare worker. People […]

Read more

Pandemics Make for Most Confining Chains: Part 1

By Thomas G. Stackhouse, MD                          April 9, 2020 Deserted path from town to home todayLeads me across the bridge over the brook.I watch this creek to see if trout display.This sport requires time and stealth to hook. And there it is, a dorsal fin at last.The trout pursues the fly that marks the rise.It […]

Read more

Pandemics Make for Most Confining Chains: Part 2

By Thomas G. Stackhouse, MD                          April 19, 2020 Sometimes it seems each day is like the rest.Arise, prepare the pot and boil the brew.Set out the mugs, select the cream and wait.A cup of joe will start the day anew. A time to read, review the current stateOf town and friends, good health we […]

Read more

Pandemics Make for Most Confining Chains: Part 3

By Thomas G. Stackhouse, MD                         April 21, 2020 There are some basic rules to know these days.Don’t touch your face or try to hug a friend.Please keep your selves six feet apart always.Advice to share, prevent a most sad end. Restrictions such as these are tough science.Avoid my close associates and kin?Shut down my […]

Read more

In Praise of Hands

By Mark Altman, MD As hand surgeons, we are all so familiar with the uniqueness in every way of the hand. We have heard wonderful testimony from our teachers and mentors over the years regarding the wonders of caring for the hand. “Serendipitously,” the day I received a request from the ASSH to contribute to Perspectives, […]

Read more