
Originally Posted by
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We were climbing redwood trees next to an old cathedral somewhere in Brazil. The building was a block long and apparently unsteady, for as we stepped to it from the trees it began to tilt forward, tipping like a sliced loaf of bread, and I, thinking fast, ran to the falling front and bounded down the crashing stones as they formed temporary steps, now fallen slices of toast, as the building collapsed into rubble and dust. Looking back I could see some of the stones rolling toward me, an avalanche. I ran and ran, each step lengthening, like that of an ice-skating racer, and soon each of my strides covered thirty feet or more, sweeping long and true, like broad jumps strung together, until I needed not even come down to ground. I floated a few feet above the road until reaching home.
There I collected my sleeping bag and headed for the stone wall next to the pine tree—and lay me down for my sleep within a sleep. I reached out and touched the stacked stones, felt their warmth, and soon lost all lucid dream consciousness…
Some say that the day should begin at 6 AM with first light, and I would almost agree, but, by the dawn of reckoning, the mood of the day has often been already set by the tones of dreams, and so for me the day began with midnight. As I awoke and reviewed my dreams again, I knew that it would be another good day. I could no longer remember a bad one. Perhaps, like a stable weather pattern, the good days inspired good dreams and vice-versa, ad infinitum. The daily almanac came on the radio and I was alert to listen, though still assured of staying in bed another forty-five minutes. There was no hurry. This time was planned.
I got up, turned on the heat, dressed, fed the cats, and put on the eggs, bacon, and sausages. Opening the door to get the newspaper, I inhaled that wonderful deep drought of cool outdoor air during that first moment in which one is immune to even the lowest temperatures. This was followed by a drink of water from the well; I felt its coldness flow all the way down to my stomach.
Who was it that had written my dream? Could I take credit as the author since it was born of my own brain’s wanderings? Yet, it was such easy writing, for I merely jotted down what had happened in the dreams. I didn’t set out to plot the story or write it from scratch.
So, who or what wrote the script of the dream episodes?