A Small Place in Yorkshire: Dreams: I had a dream that I was flying to the one place that I have loved since childhood. It was night and I could see the lights from the street ...
I had a dream that I was flying to the one place that I have loved since childhood. It was night and I could see the lights from the street as I flew. Along the roads I flew and felt wonderful, capable and free. Once I arrived I descended down very gracefully and I was wearing a long flowing white gown. I descended down and just stood looking at the ruins of a once magnificent house. I was not alone. I could feel beings around me, but could not see them. Faint light shone on the ruins and it was shrouded in a mist which made it more beautiful and I felt at peace with such a deep serenity. I awoke from the dream but have never forgotten it and long for that feeling again.
I went on a school trip when I was young and I have never forgotten it. We didn't go far and we were going to another school. To get there we had to cross fields and walk in meadows. As we came to the top of the hill I vividly remember thinking how beautiful the landscape was; full of yellow and white flowers as far as I could see. Rolling hills that seemed to go on forever. We climbed the top of the hill and before me was an old school, small in stature but magnificent to look at. A Victorian structure with a playground and yard to the side of it. We went into the school, as it was part of our history education and it was being used for us children to learn all about life as a child in Victorian England. We did a class on chalk boards and then went to play in the playground. I could not stop thinking that anyone who went to that school was so lucky. Everything about it was magnificent. I have never forgotten that trip and it will live in my memory forever.
'Now come on. Let's get you a drink and then we can enjoy some of this delicious food that Mary has prepared.' Still chuckling to herself, Harriett rose from her seat and started to pour some tea for both herself and Julian. She poured into small china cups while adding milk and sugar. Julian would welcome sweetness, even though he did not normally have sugar in his tea. Mary made a small curtsy before leaving the room. She was still laughing lightly to herself while briefly shaking her head. Julian just thought how close they seemed with a passing joke between themselves. Even though he had known Harriett for a number of years, this was the first time he had met Mary and there seemed something vaguely familiar about her, but could not put his finger on what that was. Harriett handed Julian his tea. 'Let's drink this first before starting on the food.' She sat down opposite Julian again. The tea tasted so sweet and was truly a welcome beverage that Julian tho...
Comments
Post a Comment