A Book of Dreams
7:19 AM
a ship ( a "dredge boat") that was out to sea in the middle of the night (the Pacific Ocean) near the coast under a dark sky and a blanket of stars. The ship was lit up brightly as though it were a stadium. It sent one 12oz. silver can of Diet Coke out on a current-- delivering it to us upon the shore followed by one fully cooked lobster, a stick of butter (store brand; still wrapped in wax paper) and a small yellow lemon.
We sat on the cool sand and got to work building a campfire out of bits of wood left from the campfires of others and a box of penny matches.
We ate a picnic of the lobster dipped in butter and garnished with lemon. We each ate the lobster gone in 3 bites-- one, two, three-- and shared the soda.
We covered the fire with sand to put it out and waved our gratitude to the ship as it passed.
We walked home in the moonlight (with smooth stones in our pockets) and fell asleep safe in our beds where we dreamed of dancing in a dense fog while holding up lanterns.
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