Dream

Posted on July 10, 2005 in Dreams

I am climbing a trail through the chaparral. As I climb higher and reach the sparse lower band of trees, I begin to notice bird feeders in the trees. Acorn woodpeckers and other avians which fly by too fast swarm the feeders. I decide to go back down. When I turn a corner, I find a black man sitting on a stump, whistling to a jay that perches on his hand. I smile and call him “Brother”.

What is this dream trying to tell me? That I am losing touch with my appreciation for Nature? I find it interesting that when I dream of such things, I see black men representing what I must pay attention to. I wonder: do black people have white shadows?