A Story, Perhaps

A time comes

when dreaming is as important,

no more important,

than the awake world

in the lives of some people.

These people believe they can dream the world anew.

They start

by doing the smallest things in dream:

they blink their eyes, nod their head or

wave toward the view of the dreamer.

With time they begin to build things:

a desert from a sandbox,

a garden from a blade of grass,

a shed, a house, a castle.

Eventually,

they connect with others

like themselves in the realm of dream.

Their circle grows as they form

a meeting place

where they choose to spend

part of their waking lives in dreaming.

Some go crazy, or get caught-up in a nightmare.

Others simply disappear as their dreams

fade from consciousness.

But, a few get through

to the reality of dreams

and they begin

to remake

the world.