Dreams!
Yes, I dream but rarely remember apart from the first few moments after I awake. For many years there was a recurring dream, probably a result of visits to the dentist as a child. In those days preventative dentistry did not exist; it was gas + extractions. There was no escape. I can still feel, smell and taste the rubber mask + gas they used.
My dream/nightmare? A conveyor belt of teeth seen between glowing red bars!
After my father passed away, there was another, vivid recurring dream, a much pleasanter one. It seemed to me I was home with him in a variety of pleasant situations, so life-like as to appear tangible. Sun-shining, warm with gentle breezes and the pair of us content in each other's company. Him pottering around the garden and greenhouse with my younger self for company.
3 comments:
Your one dream is scary, and the other dream is so pleasant. The dreams of your father seem like a way of keeping in touch or at least keeping in touch with those fond memories.
Scary dentist dream. The dentist has never bothered me except that they're so darned expensive - even with insurance. I haven't been in 20 years!
Your father dreams are much nicer. Very calm and restful. It may be his way of staying with you.
i didnt know you had signed up--but glad you played along..
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