Thursday, March 3, 2011

writing: dream setting: garden

i was tending a very long garden, parts were already filled with plants other areas were simply freshly aerated and turned soil. Someone let my dog out of the house, and i hoped he wouldn't come trampling through the plants. He was fine (:.
I stood and turned to my left, seeing wooden trellises lining an invisible boundary that a fence might otherwise serve the purpose of. The trellises were filled with sunflowers, mostly facing in one direction. They were beautiful, and I loved their presence. I thought of my grandmother and walked along this boundary, now seeing an odd wooden sculpture that seemed to be made out of upcycled mahogany desk materials. There were black-eyed suzans all around it. I was now holding a blackberry bush. The container had a tag saying it should be placed next to a highway, that it was strong enough. But I needed to plant it by the black-eyed suzans. The next clear memory I have is standing on an elevator with some girl that I think was the character of a novel I've been reading. The numbers on the elevator didn't make sense, the two was up to the left of 6 and I rested my head against the wall of the elevator, laughing because nothing made sense and I didn't feel the need to panic. The elevator tilting back and forth, and my head started spinning. This is all I remember.

I wish my dreams were filled entirely with beauty, rather than trying to analyze boundaries in order to become aware that I'm dreaming. I really don't care if I know I'm dreaming. I just want to rest and have some tranquil dreams.