dreams

in one dream this week, at a renaissance fair, we had finally succeeded in building the wooly, wooden beast. she walked on four legs, stood four men high, and shook her head about like an excited pup. one of us was responsible for each leg, two were in her belly, and one each moved her head and tail. she was, apparently, a wondrous and enviable creation, as we were attacked without hesitation by a band of raiders. their arrows were dull, and one of my companions was able to catch one with her teeth.

in another dream, two points of light kidnapped a young child, possibly my older brother, when i was very young. the fear had been palpable for years, but we stayed in the same house and things returned to the way they were. one night, five years later, the lights returned for me.

this morning's dream i do not remember. i woke up and fell asleep twice after, and each time it was further away and less brilliant than before. probably it involved eating crabcakes or living in a re-run of seinfeld.