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Dragon Daze
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Magic Dragon - Woodcut 8.5″ x 12″ Dale Phelps wss a retired Iowa orthopedic surgeon and prostate cancer survivor. “Rad represents the X-ray therapy as it attacks and kills the cancer cells. I thought of this image while undergoing therapy to add some mind/body therapy to the irradiation treatment”

Dale lost his battle with prostate cancer in 2009. Dale’s work is featured on blochcancer.org

My grandfather never went to a doctor. He died of prostate cancer at 71.

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 Dragon Daze

 
Those were the days, my friend,
those were the days...
 
When dragons roamed,
throughout the land,
and knights of yore,
took their stand.
 
Took might and right,
with their fabled band,
and slew the dragon,
for the maiden's hand.
 
When dragon dreams,
filled children's schemes,
and flights of fancy flourished.
 
Like pearls of olde,
plucked from sands of gold,
these dreams, they are cherished.
 
Deep in the haze,
of those golden olden days,
the memories have grown
old and dim.
 
But childhood's best,
when left to rest,
in the hazy daze of youth.
 
In grown-up rhyme,
there is no dragon time,
only time for truth.
 
Until the restless mind,
grows tired of counting time,
and seeks those daze,
once so uncouth.
 
To fulfill once again,
the hazy dragon daze,
as foretold by an ancient sooth.
 
Copyright 2011© Ronald W. Hull
 
10/7/11

 
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 Reviews of "Dragon Daze"
Reviewed by Patrick Granfors
Reviewed on November 5, 2011
Missed this one somehow. Reads like a fairytale despite the serious topic. I can't handle the truth so I'm hanging out in the hazy daze. Patrick
Reviewed by Kay P Devenish
Reviewed on October 13, 2011
A very good poem and the picture above it is very good too ,sorry to read that the artist died of cancer.
Best wishes always to you Ronald.
from
Kay
Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on October 11, 2011
THE MIND IS A REMARKABLE THING; IT'LL DO WHATEVER IT HAS TO IN ORDER TO TAKE THE BODY THROUGH WHATEVER IT MUST GO THROUGH. DRAGON DAZE...A MOST UNIQUE 'SURVIVAL' OFFERING. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS & FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
Reviewed by Kate Burnside
Reviewed on October 10, 2011
Visualisation is a powerful aid to combatting this bodily evil, Ron, but not burying one's head in the sand to start with certainly gives a head start, too. Prostate cancer over here is one of our biggest male killers yet chaps seem more hesitant to consult their doctor with concerns than they are to engage with the dragon-fight direct. Thanks for concentrating the mind so efficaciously on the subject with such a dual-purpose poem that is in itself engaging and dynamic. Bless you, Kate xx
Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on October 10, 2011
Love the flow and the theme, Ron. Thank you! Love and peace to you,

Regis
Reviewed by Annabel Sheila
Reviewed on October 10, 2011
Well done, Ronald! Lively lyrical poetry for a very dark subject...

Anna
Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on October 10, 2011
great dual metaphor for the fiery dragon as rad therapy as well as the cancer itself ...
Reviewed by Jon Willey
Reviewed on October 10, 2011
Ron, when I read that a government panel may soon declare PSA tests invalid and tell Medicare they will no longer pay for the testing I was very dismayed -- there are no urologist represented on the panel -- I believe I am correct when I say there are medical doctors on the panel either -- just a bureaucratic appointed panel trying to further whittle the costs of health care for seniors -- dragons are mystical and romantic symbols -- honor, duty and heroism are a part of the legacy associated with their myth -- your association with the radiation treatment for prostate cancer and the fiery dragon is creative -- "in grown up rhyme, there is no dragon time, only time for truth" is bitingly poignant -- an enjoyable rendering -- I bid you love and peace my dear friend -- Jon Michael
Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on October 10, 2011
Quite powerful and thought provoking - both poem and graphic.
Reviewed by Christine Tsen
Reviewed on October 9, 2011
A poignant voice in this wonderful playfully deep poem.
This really is brilliant.
Blessings,
Christine
Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on October 9, 2011
And YOU ARE that ancient sooth...;-)
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