The Bow in the Cloud

A recent rainbow, taken by Himself.  And of course a new month.  No pot of gold as yet, but still being here and enjoying life is treasure enough.

Both my parents were born in February, and I often think about how short their lives were, even though they made it to their retirement and had some happy retired years.  As we have, thank God.  But they loved life, and being on this wonderful planet.  They never used to close the curtains of their rambling retirement bungalow until the last bit of sunset had gone from the sky behind the trees.

                 FEBRUARY (not by me)

The winter moon has such a quiet car
That all the winter nights are dumb with rest.
She drives the gradual dark with drooping crest,
And dreams go wandering from her drowsy star.
Because the nights are silent, do not wake:
But there shall tremble through the general earth,
And over you, a quickening and a birth.
The sun is near the hill-tops for your sake.

The latest born of all the days shall creep
To kiss the tender eyelids of the year;
And you shall wake, grown young with perfect sleep,
And smile at the new world, and make it dear
With living murmurs more than dreams are deep.
Silence is dead, my Dawn; the morning's here.

Hilaire Belloc

https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/month-of-february/

A wonderful morning is on the way for all the earthly creation.  And I hope to be there, and to see my parents then, when the time comes for the dead to wake from their dreamless sleep.

In the meantime, we all have to struggle. I had my scan on Wednesday. Ouch. But the staff were lovely, and we arrived early and got straight in - no waiting. I guess someone did not turn up for the previous appointment.  I now await the results and must try not to get too worried about it.

And  the rest of my week included a Bible Study on Thursday which went very well - our student wishes to continue - and also an appointment with the Diabetes nurse. That last worried me too, as it suggest my last blood test was not too good. She did not ask to see me after my last blood test.  However, my measurement has actually improved, my foot test is OK, and so was my eye test.  Thank God.  In fact, I will be on a two-year test now, not the yearly one.

Yet they do want me to start on diabetes med, low dosage...  just to make sure I guess that no problems do occur...  I was doubtful, but the Captain says I should, and I do trust his judgement.  And, as he says, we should be very grateful this is all still available.

So I now await a new medication to add to my pantheon.  The way things are going, I will get up in the morning, creak slowly about, laboriously taking all my meds, and then it will be time for bed and my evening meds...