Halcyon

John Sweets 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 alkuondes emrai kingfishers 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 alkon is not known, although it was from earliest times associated with Greek hls 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.