EDEN'S STORY

I wasn't sure about adding this page because it is so personal, but I think it is important to share with anyone who is thinking about having a lab in their life .. I hope to produce beautiful healthy labs, and I hope everyone who has a lab in their life has an experience of love like the one I had with Eden.

Eden had the most feminine face I have ever seen on a lab , I miss cupping her face in the palms of my hands and kissing her soft muzzle , I miss her desperately ! ,.......After Eden's passing I found myself reaching down to feel her next to me with no avail  .. She had always nudged my hands and managed to shove her wet nose into the palm of my hand , I missed that so much , ....I had that painful lump in my throat, it hurt to speak, , I felt frozen and just couldn't move forward , my grief was so profound , so painful . I missed her so much .

One day I opened my computer and punched up labs, I just longed to see her face, so I thought by punching up a few pictures that would sooth my broken heart . I could barely function without her  , I don't know what I did to make this poem appear, I wasn't searching poems? I was just looking for lab pictures  . This poem filled my screen ,It was just there . I believe she was trying to help me turn the corner. I think labs have the keen ability to tune into our emotions and when this happened I truly felt her with me.

This gift "  poem  "comforted me ,it helped me so much . After I read it  I knew the power of my four legged friend , I knew she had been with me in my deepest darkest pain of losing her , she was unable to leave me till she knew I would be okay and I knew I needed to get better so she could continue on her journey . This was so hard to do but I knew I had to .............after all that I was slowly able to turn that corner that I so needed to do . I still don't know how she made this happen , all I know is , I was desperately missing her , even in her death she was still trying to comfort me .

 Thank you Eden for this gift.

I Stood By Your Bed

 I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying, You found it hard to sleep.

I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."

I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times, your hands reached down to me.

I was with you at the shops today, Your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.

I was with you at my grave today, You tend it with such care.
I want to reassure you, that I'm not lying there.

I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said "It's me."

You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know, that I was standing there.

It's possible for me to be so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty, "I never went away."

You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew ...
In the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.

The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning and say
"Goodnight, God bless, I'll see you in the morning."

And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side.

I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out ... then come home to be with me. 

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