Thirteen years ago
those halcyon days we had
calm before the storm.
by Scooj
- From Wikipedia:
From Latin Alcyone, daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. When her husband died in a shipwreck, Alcyone threw herself into the sea whereupon the gods transformed them both into halcyon birds (kingfishers). When Alcyone made her nest on the beach, waves threatened to destroy it. Aeolus restrained his winds and kept them calm during seven days in each year, so she could lay her eggs. These became known as the “halcyon days,” when storms do not occur. Today, the term is used to denote a past period that is being remembered for being happy and/or successful.
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I feel your pathos, Stephen. Would it help to know the storms will always subside? Keep you chin up, mate. There are halcyon days ahead.
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I know it will be good, and this was written shortly after a small bust up, mostly things are getting a lot better. Found the picture and the whole thing came together.
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Glad to hear.
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I love the duplicity of the title. Remember, we all grow up and come to see our parents entirely differently, respect them even. Halcyon is such a lovely word.
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Thank you. Halcyon is a word I have used a few times in haikus, I love it too.
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A very clever title and poem. 🙂
There will be a calm after the storm, you just have to hang in there.
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Thank you.
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