Tag Archives: Robert K. Stephen

Poetry Corner: “the Visit”

The Visit a Mercedes drives upa sleek well dressed man emerges from withinhe treads into the facility feeling so fine with his charitable actionsand his shiny Hugo Boss shoeshe visits once a year at reception he is told his father is not yet Preparedand would he kindly wait a minutehe sits and gapes at theContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “the Visit””

Virus # 26:Chapter 44 “the luck of the Irish”

Chapter 44 “the luck of the Irish!” As a physician I am a man of science but being a practitioner of yoga and mindfulness, I do have somewhat of a spiritual side of me that is willing to accept non scientifically phenomena. Like when I was doing my cardiology residency the head of the cardiologyContinue reading “Virus # 26:Chapter 44 “the luck of the Irish””

NEW AMERICAN COVID Mutation: “The Kansas Killer”

Little Birdie Global News Service: Toronto: February 1, 2023: It was reported today by the Global Union of Virus Control in Bucharest, Romania that an American COVID mutation virus suspected to have originated in Kansas has been detected in Tirana , Albania. It is thought the carrier had attended a great American barbeque cook-off contestContinue reading “NEW AMERICAN COVID Mutation: “The Kansas Killer””

Greek Middle Class Struggles in “Family Member”

In 2015 Greek Cyprus Sophia (Yioala Klitoa) and her husband Yorgos (Christopher Greco) are owners of a mini-mart and the mega marts and the Greek financial crisis are giving hard times to the family making ends meet. They need an extension from the bank for loan repayments, their daughter “urgently” needs a 50 Euro pairContinue reading “Greek Middle Class Struggles in “Family Member””

The Battle of the Portuguese Sagrados

Several years ago after attending Port Wine Day in Porto, Portugal I had a fantastic lunch with the owner of Quinta do Sagrado José Marie Calem in an outdoor restaurant overlooking the Douro River. It was a warm September day and we really dug into some incredible seafood in the old section of Porto. AfterwardsContinue reading “The Battle of the Portuguese Sagrados”

Poetry Corner: “downtown Treblinka”

Downtown Treblinka Hemmed into the office towers by the awesome guard posts of corporate ideologythe weary beaten staggerstaggering into Calcuttian cubiclesto be transported to prosperous futilitywhisked by gleaming vehicles financed at the public expenseonly marred by the spots of the unhappily assimilatedbroken by their own black bootsstomped through lack of humanitylined up on the wallContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “downtown Treblinka””

Poetry Corner: “Empty Ballad”

Empty Ballad he basks in the spotlightan angelfeels so proud of himselfand the throngs surroundcall for morethe critics raveOnly Time knows he is nothingonly words an music of an eraa face on an album cover Actually they hate him for he is nothing like themmore than they know they will ever behis reality crushes theirContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Empty Ballad””

Poetry Corner: “Honeymoon in Saratoga Springs (circa 1961)”

Honeymoon at Saratoga Springs (circa 1961) Well it certainly was quite a daylet’s go to bed Wait!I’ve got to brush my teeth You already did Come on let’s go for a walk But it’s two in the morning Oh all rightturn off the light and look the other way OK Robert K. Stephen

Virus # 26: Chapter 42: “the scramble for immunity; thank you chickenpox and measles”

Chapter 42 “the scramble for immunity; thank you chickenpox and measles” Medicine holds few surprises for me as a physician. Just when we thought we had licked a disease like polio, measles, smallpox, chicken pox, syphilis, or rubella then up pops Ebola, AIDS, SARs, MERs, COVIDs and Virus # 26. Countless hours of research andContinue reading “Virus # 26: Chapter 42: “the scramble for immunity; thank you chickenpox and measles””