Dream Corridor

     I hear a voice in my dream:

     "Come in. Let me envelope you inside my dream for you. Each door along this corridor leads to a specific dream, a world I have chosen for you to see. Each dream holds a new adventure in a differnet time."

     And so I enter into my dream.

     A long corridor holding many doors stands before me; lures me. 

     I enter the first door along that corridor.

     Inside this doorway, I enter the dream of a young girl. I remember this dream. I was five. My best friend was my doll, Molly. Now she stood before me as a living, breathing person, exactly as I had imagined her to be. She took my hand and lead me to a table where our tea sat ready. It was just as I had dreamed it in my daydreams.

     Then I am in the corridor once again. I enter the second door.

     I now was in my teenage dream. The same dream I had dreamed many times.

    A large white horse held my prince, who was dressed in silver armor. He held out his arm for me to swing up onto the horse.  I ran and jumped into his arms as he effortlessly swung me to sit before him. And yes, we rode off into the sunset. This time I could feel my prince's arms. This time it was real.

    Again I appeared in the corridor.

    The third door opened before me.

    I was in a familiar living room, one I had dreamed of many times. A fatherly man sat reading his newspaper. I could hear dishes clattering in the kitchen. A young girl and boy were busily setting the table for a meal; my brother and little sister. They chatted about their day at school all the while laying out place settings for five.

    I saw myself, at a young teenager, stirring a pot of homemade soup on the kitchen stove. Yes, I remembered this dream. And now it became real. My family taken back in time.

   The last door opened wide, as I stood in the dream corridor.

   Before me stood another dream. It seemed much different than the others. Nothing was familiar; everything was new.

   I opened the door wider but not entering. I stared in awe as the sun shone in that dream, kissing everything before me  with glitter and shine; everything glimmered. 

   Fields of green grass gave off an unknown color as the suns rays gleamed down and magnified each blade of grass. Trees of an unknown species created awesome forests. Streams of crystal clear water, flowed between the field and the forest. I knew it was a special water that flowed there. And now, all I wanted was to live in this place. I wanted to drink that crystal clear water. I wanted to lay in that unusual colored grass, and touch every blade; smell each breeze that blew across the field. I wanted to explore that unique forest and search out each animal and bird. I had never been here before. It was a new and unexplored dream; one that I had the choice of whether to stay or leave....forever.

   I chose to stay.

   I  finally stepped through the doorway. Amazing smells met me; and filled me with new memories in the making. Warm, comforting breezes blew through my hair and kissed my cheeks, welcoming me there. 

   Was that movement over there?

   Yes, a small creature skittered under a nearby bush, then turned around to peak at me as if to say, 'I want to know you.'

   I knew that this little creature would allow me to scoop it up and cuddle with it. It had no fear of me. That was the kind of place this was.

   No, I wouldn't leave this place.

   Could this be Eden? I couldn't wait to find out...and live here forever. I didn't want to wake up.