I Had A Dream

I had a dream the other night that won't leave me during my waking hours. The dream was I was walking along a particular road that used to lead to the house I grew up in. I know this road very well, although I never really walked it. Only road the bus or drove on this road. I looked up ahead and saw a very large and beautiful white snowy owl in a tree. I couldn't believe it was there and it was a bright sunny afternoon to boot. I wished it was closer and it took flight straight toward me. The bird was actually making eye contact with me while it flew. I sensed that it wanted to come to me. I extended my arm and it landed on my hand. I pulled it toward me and cradled it against my chest and was able to stroke it and pet it, like you would a cat or small dog. The owl seemed to be at peace with me holding it and petting it. I was in complete awe of the beauitful plummage this owl had, like I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life. Then in a flash, I was standing in front of the building where I attended Junior High and I was still holding the owl and cradling it. There was a dark haired girl calling my name from a distance and waving at me. I knew her in my dream but my memory of her in my waking life, I'm completely unaware of who that person was. She walked up to me and said that she was looking for me but didn't recognize me and then saw the owl and kept asking me if she could hold it. I didn't really want to let it go and that was the last thing I remembered. I then woke up.