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Why

Papa though I am grown
And you are gone
I have the same questions
Of a child so I ask you
Why
The stale ends of bread
The longer waits at the border
The refusal of aid

Mama though I should know
By now I can’t conceptualize
Our sisters and brothers
Left out in the cold for so long
Until finally someone
Of a different color
Suffers and suddenly the world
Awakens

Why were we deaf and blind before
And now surrounded
By compassion
But only for some?

• the response of a pale-skinned Jewess to the outpouring of support for the country of Ukraine drowning out the reports of racism and mistreatment of non-White Ukrainian refugees

Jessica Rutsky, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Poet
Voices in Humanism Board

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Hocking Hills
Our family loves to explore the national and state parks and so it is especially joyful to find beauty in our own back yard. Hocking Hills State Park offers so much to those who love the out-of-doors like we do.

This is the perfect time of year to plan your summer adventure.

Holly Cronau, MD, FAAFP
OSU College of Medicine Class of 1965
Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Photographer

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Purpose Winter

Stillness of the woods is comprehensive
river long distracted from her flow
frozen current, time’s abandoned moment
we hear the crackling of her dwindled fire.
Even if we all prefer the spring
winter takes her placid time in leaving
she’s calming the abundant fields.

Without her, spring’s green feet would overdrive us
exhausted oaks would tumble in profusion
hearts of burrow denizens would falter
great herds would die from overmuch delight.

Winter steals the land back to its bedrock
chills the untamed rambling of our minds
she understands the need of rest and darkness
for deep work we must do to later thrive.

Fred Andrle
Poet and Journalist
Author: Rocking in the Cradle of the Moment
(XOXOX Press)
Co-chair, OSU College of Medicine’s Hospital Poets

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A Valentine Table
Rx for a fun Valentine table! Some simple things — a pretty tablecloth or placemats, a few flowers and something that speaks to the day, like a heart pin from your jewelry box pinned to a napkin or pretty paper hearts cut with love — will bring plenty of smiles. Add a good dining companion (human or four-legged!), a delicious dinner and celebrate in your heart all the people you love.

Jeanie Croope
Artist, Photographer, Blogger, Community Volunteer
themarmeladegypsy.blogspot.com
WKAR Public Broadcasting, Retired
Friend of Voices in Humanism

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Fiery Sky
“This photo is one of my favorites as it captures all of the fiery orange colors and the contrast with the pure white snow.”

Anusha Singh (she/her/hers)
Editor in Chief of Humanism in Medicine Blog
National Campaign Co-Director, PERIOD National
OSU Graduate 2021
Photographer

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ABGs

When I was in training in the 1970’s, we used these heavy, solid glass syringes to draw arterial blood gases.
It amazed me that arterial pressure was sufficient to push the plunger out…and I always worried about this happening.

Debbi Silverman, MD, FAAFP CWC, CGP
Visit Dr. Debbi’s Musical Medicine Show on YouTube
Artist, singer, lyricist, and family physician

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Zion National Park’s Great White Throne
The Great White Throne is a mesa formed from Navajo Sandstone that rises 2,350 feet from the floor of the canyon near Angel’s Landing.
It is one of the well-known sites in Zion National Park and always a favorite for our family travels.

Holly Cronau, MD, FAAFP
OSU COM Class of 1985
Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine Photographer

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Rounds

Remember those early morning hours of endless rounds?
The faceless mob crowding around the frightened patient… That was me (lower left), on tiptoes, trying to see over the crowd. And Steve always found the chair to catch some shut-eye.

Debbi Silverman, MD, FAAFP, CWC, CGP, retired
Visit Dr. Debbi’s Musical Medicine Show on YouTube
Artist, singer, lyricist and family physician

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Three Pines
Inspired by the delightful Quebec village “Three Pines” in Louise Penny’s Armand Gamache books, they symbolize to me kindness, sanctuary, and safety. Penny says that the legend of the Three Pines dates back in the 1700s, when they served as a signal to those loyal to the British crown. As the royalists fled across the border to safety during the War of Independence in the United States, they were warmly welcomed and protected by their neighbors to the north. As one who values each and every tree, and who loves nothing more than to settle in with a good Louise Penny mystery, especially on a cold winter’s night, the legend of the pines is a welcome bonus to understanding the characters of this charming place, where the residents truly care for and watch out for one another. (Watercolor on paper)

Jeanie Croope
Artist, Photographer, Blogger, Community Volunteer
themarmeladegypsy.blogspot.com
WKAR Public Broadcasting, Retired
Friend of Voices in Humanism