Dream

I was standing in a small ocean inlet. The small river was clean and cold. The rocks were tan and earthen. I remember standing on a boulder near the mouth of this river. The water churned as it mixed with the sea water, as if there was a horrible chemical reaction. Behind me was other rocks and boulders, redish brown, leading to a low spot in a cliff. and indention in the ground. The cliff arched and became steep again to the left and right of this small dent. There was a path leading to the boulder I was on. I must have walked that path, but now I was standing there, cool but oddly calm air. And quiet. The ocean is never quiet like this and there is always a breeze, but this was empty. Ahead was aonother cliff. This one MUCH higher. At least twice that of the one behind me. The river cut right next to this cliff. The walls looked to be tan sandstone, but stronger and more ragged, like granite.

I walked back up the rocks to the path. I noticed a small foot path to the left, heading towards the ocean. Suddenly I was very far out on this path. The path was only about 2 feet wide at the most. A loose dirt path cut into the side of the cliff. The top of the outcropping was too far above me to climb up to safety. I felt safe unil I looked down. I was about 40 feet up on the cliff. The small bay was below me and very blue, though darker in the middle and as the water receded into the ocean, indicating just how deep it really was.

My heart lept. I backed as far from the edge as I could. Suddenly there was a woman to my left. She had come up the way I did. i could see that where she was, the path was wider and there was a small path up and out onto the top of this stange place. She never said anything nor helped me, but her presence helped me see the way out of the danger I placed myself into.

I climbed out...