I had a dream...

you know how sometimes you can dream,

wake up knowing you've dreamed,

but have no idea of what the dream was about?

or the details are fuzzy, like you have the gist of it, but can't recall specifics?

or parts of the dream come together, but it's like listening to a scratched vinyl?

well,

I had a dream Thursday night

and it fit none of those categories

my dream was vivid-

lifelike 

and that is what makes it both beautiful

and sad

I don't know where he'd been,

but Bill was finally home 

standing in front of me

he reached out his arms,

and gathered me in close 

I can still feel his chest against mine,

in a hug tight enough our hearts could have beat together

I pulled away first,

thinking he was probably hungry 

or might need me to do something for him

I asked

"do you want..."

and before I could finish the sentence

 he replied

"I just want to hold my wife."

so I stepped back into his embrace

more than content to be held

I woke up

and realized it was only a dream

one of those that both fills and drains you

one that has followed me all day

one I wouldn't mind having again