A Very Disturbing Dream...


I had a dream that I was walking through a forest at night. There was music from a song that has a very special meaning to me playing in the background - sort of like a soundtrack to the dream.

The woods opened up to a clearing and I heard an owl shriek. I looked up to see several ghostly white shapes circling in the dark sky above me. I watched the owls for a few seconds then the music abruptly stopped and the owls all flew away except for one - a solid white barn owl which was smaller than all the others.

The owl circled above me for a few more seconds then it fell to the ground. I ran over to the owl and knelt beside it.. I could see that the owl was dying. I reached out and gently touched the owl's face..smoothing its feathers with my fingertips... I could not keep myself from crying as I watched the light slowly fading from its eyes.

At that point the song started playing again.. this time both music and words. I looked up and noticed that a mist had encircled me and the owl... I looked back down again and saw that the owl was dead. As my tears fell on the owl's feathers the mist started swirling around me forming different shapes of people and animals.... then the words to the song changed - "Soul fly free.. but will you remember me". The mist disappeared as the song ended and I was left there alone in silence with the dead owl...

It was the lonliest feeling... just me and the owl... and the silence...

That was where the dream ended...

Sometimes dreams can leave an impression on a person. I woke up from this dream with tears in my eyes and a haunting sadness in my heart.... and a feeling of loss that still lingers...


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