Re: Dreaming...

[10mm@mbay.net]

On 24 Jul 1996 21:17:12 -0700, SamiT007@aol.com wrote:

>Hi to everyone out there in Gaffa-land!
>
>I had a very nice dream last night.  I thought I'd share it with you all,
>since it was so pleasant for me!
>
>My sister and I suddenly found ourselves walking in a strange neighborhood in
>England (we're from the U.S.)  "How did we get here?" we asked. (How did we
>know it was England, I wonder now that I'm awake.)  "Oh well, it doesn't
>matter," we agreed, "we may as well explore since we're here!"  The
>neighborhood consisted of old brick mansions, most covered with layers of ivy
>creeping up the walls and around the chimneys.  My sister and I stood in
>front of one particularly quaint old home.  We agreed it was the most humble
>of all the homes in the neighborhood, yet peculiarly, the most elegant and
>beautiful.  As we stared at the picturesque house, the sun went behind a
>cloud, shadows shifted and suddenly I could see through one of the upstairs
>windows into a room.  A woman sat at her computer, staring at the screen very
>intently, pausing only a moment or two to check the keyboard as she typed.
> As I looked at this woman, I suddenly realized who it was.  Some almighty
>one had set me down in England smack dab in front of Kate Bush's home!  I
>elbowed my sister, pointed toward the ivy-bordered window and said, "Look!
>Kate!"  Just as I was pointing, the object of my fascination looked out of
>the window and caught me pointing and staring at her.  Feeling a little
>foolish for looking like a silly tourist or crazed fan, I fumbled an meager
>wave in her direction which I hoped would indicate to her that I wasn't crazy
>or silly.  I hoped she would see that I felt a little foolish. Kate didn't
>move, she just kept looking at us.  After an unbearable eternity (probably
>only five seconds) she raised her hand in a polite return wave to us.  I
>smiled and my sister and I began to walk back the way we had come.  As we
>walked along the street, past the shrubbery dividing Kate's yard from her
>next-door neighbor's yard, I heard a creaking sound coming from her house
>behind us.  Turning my head, I saw Kate opening a window up on the second
>floor.  She stuck her head out, waving frantically at us.  She didn't say a
>word.  Then she disappeared back inside her house.  My sister and I stood
>there waiting, not knowing what to do or what to expect.  As we waited, a
>side door to her house opened, and out stepped Kate.  She had cut her hair to
>just below shoulder-length and wore it clipped back behind each ear with
>little plastic barrettes.  Her outfit was quite frumpy--like my mother used
>to wear back in 1982--a pale blue short sleeved plain shirt with a pocket
>over one breast tucked into a light blue skirt which was just a tad darker
>than her shirt.  Despite her plain garb, she looked ever the goddess.  She
>wore no shoes.  How humble were her small feet!  She took a few steps out of
>the door into her yard.  Without looking, she kicked aside a couple of stray
>leaves as she walked.  Then she stopped.  She looked at us.  The leaves in
>the treetops above us rustled softly as the wind spread itself through them.
> We looked at Kate.  She held her hands together in front of her, like a
>curious, yet cautious little girl.  She looked as if she were going to
>suddenly begin running toward us, as if she hadn't seen a single person in
>months.  But I was wrong.  She slowly turned around, walked inside the house
>and silently shut the door.  The moment we heard the lock in the door click,
>the wind stopped, the leaves quit rustling and everything was silent.
> Nothing moved.  All was still. We knew we had just had an encounter with a
>god.  We turned back and continued on our way.
>
>Anyway, there was more after that but it was all crazy weird dreamtime stuff.
> 
>
>Thanks for letting me rant and rave about this wonderful dream!  There was
>something so mysterious, enigmatic and eternal about this dream.  Thanks for
>letting me remember it again in all the glorious detail!
>
>Merry Katemas!
>~~~Samantha
>
That was truly beautiful! Thank you Samantha for sharing your
Dreamtime with us. Made my day. :~)
Sincerely,
                Stew