Thursday 21 June 2012

Dreams from the Apocalypse

I love dreams, don't you?  The really vivid ones that make you stop and think .. the ones you pull out from beneath a somnambulant duvet and drag kicking and screaming into the daylight.

When I was younger I kept a dream diary. I went to sleep with a pad of paper and pencil by the side of the bed, and by the time the alarm clock greeted in the morning there would invariably be a page or two of scattered random jottings.  One half of the pleasure was working out exactly what had been captured during the night, the other was working out what it really meant.

 A weird mixture of metaphor, simile and aphorism, all rendered in beautiful psychedelic colouring.    And then the times when I fly, such rapture, rising effortlessly above the crowd and just floating there.  How I love these times.

Sometimes it turns dark.  A few nights ago scudding black clouds and the removal of artefact and humanity piece by piece presage my death. And yet, even in the passing there is hope. What lies behind the black tumult?

One day I shall discover, and as you read these hastily typed lines may I pose a question.  Are you the dream ... or am I?

best regards,

electrofried (mr)

Sunday 27 May 2012

Hidden











My very first memory

My very first memory was crawling across a carpet in the dining room in search of a spinning-top that had become lodged beneath the bevels of a heavy-oaked sideboard.  The carpet was rough on my knees and had a snake-like pattern.  It took some time to cross.

My reward was a humming blur of spinning-top colour.  There was a little train inside, and each time it reached a certain point a barrier raised to let it through.

It left an impression ...

Walking





When we were three



























Dust-kick Coating

Dear Sheddists,

the sun shines and a dust-kick coating covers the road to the estate.  Preparations are being made.  Bunting and pork roast.  Bands and beer.

The villagers await a weekend of communal celebrations for a diamond jubilee.  Oh what fun awaits, so watch this space!

best regards,

electrofried(mr)