“Technicolor.” Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.

Technicolor Dreams

Hot flash sleep adventures

Why does it seem
that my very best dreams
float in between five and eight in the morning?

I find myself wandering
through technicolor tunnels
and unending rooms
where adventure looms
as I drift between
high backed stuffed chairs,
searching — who’s there? —
in that armoire big enough
to hide a lion, a…