Dixie - a senior golden girl who Miss D and I often meet on our evening strolls
sleep, sleep beauty bright
dreaming in the joys of night
William Blake
I had a dream last night that Jake wasn't really dead, there had been some terrible mix up. He had just been kept at the vet for an incredibly long time for observation, for months and months, like some endless quarantine. For so long that I'd forgotten what he smelled like, what his fur felt like ... what he was like. I had to get something on my car fixed before I could drive the 45 minute trip to the vet to pick him up. It was all I could think about, all I wanted to say to anyone who'd listen I'm going to pick up my dog. My dog's OK. I felt elated, absolutely bursting with blissful anticipation. It felt so real, as a good dream often does. I woke up, sadly, before our big reunion and I lingered in my bed, in the nest of cotton and flannel, for a long time enjoying the fleeting remnants of that wonderful dream before I finally got up - I went downstairs into the kitchen, fed the starving beasts Gus & Oliver, let the BleetNess outside onto the front porch and poured myself a cup of coffee.
It's another new day.
she's a water dog
Oh Susan, what a lovely dream...I know some would call it a wish-fulfillment dream but I call it a visit. I had a beautiful and informative dream yesterday,too. I was glad to carry the feeling through the day. It's the second time this wondrous feeling has come over me...once in waking hours, and once in a dream...it felt like being in love only it wasn't so personal.
ReplyDeleteI hope your dream wasn't followed by realization of loss because that has happened to me too...still if given the choice,
I'm happy to have the dream. I hope you have a lovely dream filled and productive day. <3
Dixie's a lovely old girl.
ReplyDeleteI've had dreams like that about my dad. xo
Lost my golden 8 years ago and still get teary eyed when I see other retrievers. His name was Nugget and he'll forever be my forever love. What a lovely dream visit. Thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a touching dream to be able to think and dream about Jake that way. I am sure wherever he is "over the rainbow bridge" he was dreaming of you too."
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful dream, but sad, too. I wish you could have made it to the vet before you woke up. xox Pam
ReplyDeleteOh, I know that kind of dream so well...I dream of my sweet Bo, now gone 7 years....I am at baggage claim in a big airport and a fellow traveler walking by on the other side of a glass wall has Bo in his arms...Bo sees me and wriggles down, runs through the first opening in the glass and jumps straight into my arms, showering me with kisses and whines and wiggles of love and joy!
ReplyDeleteI have had this same dream TWICE in 7 years! I always wake up and cry that it wasn't real, but it DOES feel like a visit from/with him! And it means the WORLD to me!
The spirit of your sweet Jake is ever present at 29 Black Street..I am very glad for you. Thank you for sharing!
Oh, the places we go in our dreams. I think yours was one more confirmation that you shall be with Jake again one day, don't you?
ReplyDeleteAnd doesn't Dixie have a kind face?
Happy Sunday. I shall think of you today, walking seaside with the handsome Winnie!
Oh honey, I've had dreams like that too. So sad when you wake up. Isn't it interesting that often in dreams, you've got to go through a maze of things to get to what you need to get to? It's always convoluted in my dreams which makes it tense and anxious. Guess it's an outlet for our anxieties. Speaking of which, keep me posted...
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"all I wanted to say to anyone who'd listen I'm going to pick up my dog. My dog's OK. I felt elated, absolutely bursting with blissful anticipation. It felt so real, as a good dream often does. I woke up, sadly, before our big reunion and I lingered in my bed,"
ReplyDelete--Oh Susan, i have had dreams just like that. So wonderful yet bittersweet where one wakes up to teh reality of one's current situ.
Enoy those memories. dogs are a n incredible blessing in and of themselves.
Winnie & Dixie
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I think such dreams are gifts, tint gifts that lift our spirits and allow us to see that our loved ones, human and not, are doing alright. I have had such dreams about our cat Hannah and our first dog Mandy...as well as other family pets AND my Dad and Grandparents. There can be comfort found in them. Jake is with you and always will be...he is a part of yor spirit, your heart, your very soul.
ReplyDeleteIsn't Dixie a precious girl? Oh to be able to hug her sweet neck!
Love,
Sue