Halcyon

John Sweet’s Halcyon 2.25″ x 56″ First edition of 100 halcyon  [14]  Halcyon days, originally ‘days of calm weather,’ but now used figuratively for a ‘past period of happiness and success,’ are literally ‘days of the kingfisher.’ The expression comes from Greek alkuonídes emérai ‘kingfisher’s days,’ a term used in the ancient world for a period of 14 days fine or calm weather around the winter solstice which was attributed to the magical influence of the kingfisher. The origin of Greek alkúon is not known, although it was from earliest times associated with Greek háls ‘sea’ and kuon ‘conceiving’ (whence the spelling halcyon).      halcyon (14)       and all the boys       fresh out of rehab       except for the       dead ones       except for the ones       we all       want to fuck       except for the       ones       we love John Sweet sends greetings from the rural wastelands of upstate NY. He is a firm believer in writing as catharsis, and an opponent of all organized religions and political ideologies. He's down with surrealism and old school post-punk. The entirety of his life is hidden in his writing.