Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Lemons and Rats (dream)

This has really nothing to do with nothing, but last night I dreamed (among other things) of a back-lit fishtank full of water and lemons sunk beneath. The tank contained nine white rats, which I counted in my sleep - a new experience. These rats were eating the zest off the lemons, leaving them shaved and matte white. The light was a beautiful California morning light - glowy and yellow, but still so bright - and as the rats did their work, the light caught in the tank, glowing even more yellow and white from the lemons and white rats. An interesting silhouette of white and yellow on white and yellow, outlined with brighter whites and yellows. I saw all this over a fence, over a dream-distance that blurred things. But it was stays vivid in my memory.

It was really quite beautiful, and in my dream I felt that I should discourage the rats from doing this, as they were in my backyard. But I couldn't do it, and walked away.

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