Inspired by Sue Vincent’s photo prompt
His dreams were vivid, and the characters he met, often several nights on a row, as enigmatic as the stories they told. Of course, he could fly, walk lightly over the roofs of the city, silent and (almost) invulnerable. Early on, he had taken to follow several well used itineraries, snaking their way over the ancient buildings, some of them being the mere memories of places that may have existed there, in a distant past. He liked the blend of old and present, places he could retrace in his awaken life, and those that no longer existed, except in his dreams and in those of the mysterious beings who shared their secrets.
Only he had to watch out for the birds, whose dreams he could not share, and whose flights he had to carefully avoid: for, if there was contact, then suddenly he would come out of the dream, from whatever place he was at that instant, in the air or on the ground. He knew of several dreamers who had thus failed to respect the real masters of the skies, and found their fate in free fall.
NB – I have always been intrigued by the frontier between dream and wakefulness. As I looked at this week’s prompt, I was reading this article of The Places Journal, about Lovecraft and Ballard, who knew a thing or two about dreamers and their “corners”…
An intriguing concept.
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I like this idea of dream walking/flying. I used it in a fantasy series. You bring out the fragile aspect of it very well.
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That was an interesting article by Will Wiles on Lovecraft. I can see how those birds could be viewed ominously in a lucid dream scenario where one could choose how the dream progressed. The idea of free fall feeds my fear of heights.
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This is intriguing 😊
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You have a delicate touch an almost ethereal way with words I could believe he was letting me dream alongside him. Nice write, I’m pleased to follow 😇
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The delicate balance between dreams and wakefulness is drawn well. while dreaming high one has to to be careful as not to disturb the already existing lives in the sky. Your words skilfully glide in the air.
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I often find the transition between dreams and waking rather disconcerting. Lovely piece you’ve written.
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Between dream and wakefulness… a free area of law
Thank you for sharing
Nice Day 🙂
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