To All The " Heart " Humans

[Lablover]

The old girl felt her worn and tired muscles relax and her pain dissolve. She drew in

a long, soft breath and relaxed a little more as the familiar, loving scent of her people,

filled her lungs. Memories of them rushed through her brain and warmed her heart.

"A collage of happy images and tender days."

She felt their soft touches against her fur. Their hands sent a tactile message of their

gratitude and their love. She felt the warmth atop her head and neck and blinked and

saw their faces streaked with tears.

"Don't cry for me or feel sad."

She heard them as she shut her eyes. They said her name and the "good girl" words,

through their pain and sorrow. In her mind, her tail wagged to tell them that she heard.

And understood.

"Good bye, my Hearts."

She is standing in a paddock, near a river. The sky is fiercely blue. She hears the

song of many birds and smells the growing grass. Her legs are strong. Her eyes are

clear. She begins to walk toward a brightly colored bridge, far off on the horizon, but

pauses for a moment and looks back.

"Thank you. Until the day we walk together once again."

She turns and wags her thick strong tail and runs. And runs.

Edited March 29, 2006 by Lablover

[Gone Grey]

Thank you.

[Wazzat Xolo]

Thank you, may I have permission to use this poem ?

[Coolibah Coolies]

[Rusky]

this is the reason I stay away from rainbow, it is just so sad.

thank you a warm thank you

[Gottalovealab]

Thank you Lablover i held it together (just barely) until the last two lines and then i couldn't hold it in anymore. Its poems like these that keep the memory of my lab even more happy, knowing that i will meet him again

So thank you again

GOTTA

[Mjosa]

Thankyou Lablover, it has been almost two months now since my dear sweet girl Mia went to the bridge, and we went through all of this, I still although I have her son and grandson to remind me of her, it is hard.

Thankyou.

[pawsaroundoz]

Thanks lablover, I only came in here to read it bacause I saw your 'tag', and now I am having a soft cry for all our special Lab friends that have left us, I am asilly soft old gal but I do still cry for Crash every now and then when something reminds me of my dear boy...

Still believing in the Rainbow Bridge does help a great deal, I find.

Annie and her boyz