We Share The Same Heart And The Same Mind Poem by NHIEN NGUYEN MD

January ninth Sunday was our anniversary day
However, I had to work, because of being on call.
I came early to Wellspan Philhaven, a mental hospital
To make my morning rounds, on many inpatients
I also had to be available at any given time
To do psychiatric consultation in a nearby community hospital.
Fortunately, there was no new admission the previous night
So, I was ready to go home by noon time.
Before leaving hospital, I called home to talk with my wife
If she had any special plan for this special day.
There was no answer at the other end of our phone line
So, suddenly, I made up my mind
I drove to a grocery store as fast as I could
I bought one half dozen of lobsters and asked for biggest ones.
After one half hour, I was already at home.
I called out for my wife, but she was not around
Quickly I placed steaming hot Lobsters inside thick plastic bags
And wrapped them by two blankets to keep them hot.
One hour later, my wife came home
She carried another bag of hot lobsters
She also ordered six biggest lobsters and had them cooked
However, the salesman told her that one man just ordered six biggest ones
So he would give her what available next in size.
As soon as my wife walked into the house with a bag of lobsters
And she told me how she bought her lobsters
I couldn't talk because of my choking laughter.
My wife was so surprised because of my laughing
So in the hurry, I took her hand and led her into another room.
I unwrapped the blankets and steam came out of plastic bags
Then, it was my wife who has uncontrollable laughter

NHIEN NGUYEN MD
12/3/2017