Was it in a dream that I heard it last?

Was it in a dream that I heard it last?
It is the beginning of a warm summer night...
Remembrance of Things Imperfect - Mercury by Boris Glikman
Strolling along the beach with my doggie,I came upon a goldfish in its bowl,floating along the edge of the ocean. Someone had obviously taken pity on their imprisoned petand granted it a taste of unbound freedom,deluding the little fish into thinking it was swimming without restraint. At once it struck me . . . This …
It is the beginning of a mild spring evening.I am running down the stairs,quickly and excitedly,with my neighbours following me.We all want to see Mercury.It just fell down in the front yard.There it is,lying on the ground,crushing the mail boxes it landed on.It looks forlorn and lost,like a teacher’s petdeprived of attention,no longer firstin Sun’s …