Touched by an angel

Felt it was a dream..opened my eyes..still it was the same..gave myself a pinch..still the same..thick mist all over..I got up from where I slept..found myself on bed of green grass rather than my hard bed..when I looked up could see the blue morning sky in between the canopy of trees.I stood on my feet ..tried to take in the new surroundings..how did I land here..just few minutes back I had put down the novel I was reading and got into bed..was it a dream..I didn't know..but never until now had any dream felt so real..maybe this is it..this is where I was meant to be..I looked around..could see woods spread for miles as far as my eyes could see..shrouded in thick mist..that was becoming lighter now.I could see a path paved in front of me..it just appeared out of nowhere..I was pretty sure it wasn't there a minute ago..finding no other option I took the path..walked on and on as far as my legs could carry me..hours must have passed..sun was burning brighter now..still it was weather was cool..I could hear a sound.felt like music to my ears..there ahead I could see a silvery stream sparkling in the sun..flowing through the woods..cut by the rocks.I rushed towards it..dipped my bare feet into it..felt awesome..could hear sound of hooves..a slow trotting sound..on the other side of the stream..exactly opposite me..was a white horse..slurping water from the stream..it looked so heavenly..I wanted to touch it..made a move towards it..it looked up..turned into the woods..slowly at first then it rushed..tried to pursue it..but ..couldn't keep up with that beast..I fell on my knees to the ground..trying to catch my breath..I could still hear the sound of the hooves on the forest floor..but couldn't see it anywhere..was just a white speck..lost in the mist..


     I wish I could get hold of it and ride it..had no strength left in me. was really hungry..and the moment I thought about it..could see a meal laden on the grass in front of me..every imaginable dish..this is pure pleasure..tasted like a slice of heaven..after treating myself and regaining my spirit..with only one thought in mind, to pursue that horse..I started my walk or rather say my journey..didn't know how long it would take..how long I would be stuck in this place..liked silence..preferred being alone at times..but right now I felt so lonely..that I longed to hear a human voice..I walked on..woods becoming thicker and the mist thinning out with every step I took..it was almost noon..I wished there was big bed in the jungle..nothing happened..closed my eyes..and wished again..nothing happened..what was it then that happened sometime back..how did that platter come out of nowhere..my mind must be playing tricks on me..I walked on..there was a twig on the floor..I didn't notice that..

      I tripped..would have fallen flat on my face on the ground..but no..there fell onto a big soft bed..so comfortable..and I could hear soft voices near my ear..saw tiny hands wrapping me in a thick warm blanket..to my surprise there was a small crowd of tiny people..with tiny wings on their back..couldn't make out what they said..there was a pretty girl among them..who played a tiny grand piano..a tune so soft..that literally put me too sleep..felt I was on a bed of clouds floating on..felt something warm and wet on my cheek..opened my eyes..there it was that white beast..above my head..did it just kiss me.. I don't know..now I had the chance again to touch it..before I could reach it..it rushed away again..I  ran after it..ran and ran as far my legs could..sun was setting in the sky..with different hues spread across the sky..the woods were becoming darker..shadows of the trees were growing longer..I didn't want to lose this time..there it was..it paused..did not run any longer..it stood at the edge of a cliff .I  walked closer.. couldn't believe my eyes..it wasn't a horse anymore..


   She was an ethereal being in  white..couldnt see her face..she was shining bright..must be fallen star so I thought..I went closer..she had wings of pure white..how I wished I had those.. how I wished I could fly..the moment I thought that..she touched me on my shoulder..and when I just looked back..my shoulder burst open with a pair of white wings..I turned to see that face..what I saw, was the face of an angel.. couldn't describe it..lost my grip and I slipped of the cliff..felt I lost it..felt I would crash down and die..but no I spread my wings and flew away and saw that that face from the edge of the cliff..I  was up in the sky so high..closed my eyes..when I opened them again..I was in my own small bed..in my tiny room..touched by an angel.