Is it Christmas Yet?

Posted by Barbara Techel

I have a feeling some of you are mumbling under your breath with the title of this post!  Not to worry, I don’t want Christmas yet either!  Spring is FINALLY here and I am soaking up the sun and relishing in the warm winds.  But, I received a wonderful poem today from Olive’s Mom, Jill and simply did not want to wait until Christmas to post it.  It is just too special.

Frankie has been making many new friends via cyberspace and her favorite friends are other dachshunds in dog carts she is meeting.  Olive’s Dad, Eric wrote the most beautiful poem about Olive and we asked if we could reprint it here on our blog.  So, here it is: (thank you Jill & Eric!)

A CHRISTMAS WISH FOR OLIVE 

Some things we take for granted, in a life that moves so fast
The simple things we have aren’t always meant to last
To walk the beach at sunset, to run and jump and play
Can be taken in a moment, and forever locked away
For someone sweet as you are I can’t believe it’s true
To simply walk and stand is impossible for you
I pray for my "little girl" a miracle might come
To bring back all the feeling in your limbs so weak and numb
We really truly love you more than you could ever know
Your image fills our minds every single place we go
You are whole in our eyes Olive, you are perfect and complete.
Not an inch of sweet has left you from your head down to your feet
Our beautiful girl, shiny treasure from the sea
She’s our "Belle of Sanibel", Our little sweet "Olive B"
If given just one wish for Christmas do you know what it would be?
To see our "Sweet Pea" run and play Underneath our Christmas tree.
By Eric Watson