Halcyon Days Poem by S Holland

Halcyon Days

Rating: 5.0


What is halcyon?
Is it a laughing, splashing
Country creek,
Surrounded by grazing fields
Of contented cows?
Is it a sunny, balmy
Newport Beach,
Patrolled by fleets
Of white water craft?
It seems a foreign word,
Not of this world,
Yet possessed at one time long ago,
When we felt light,
And airy of mind.
We went to those places
To unwind.
Halcyon is missing days,
That are
No
More.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Missing carefree days is experienced more and more, especially with aging. As we become more burdened by the ills of this world, we wish that things were the way that they used to be, when we didn't have to every day hear about crime, tragedy and threats.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM

Happy days of laughter More that bread and water... Well done my friend!

2 0 Reply
Sj Holland 17 July 2013

Yes, it's just such a beautiful word when you understand what it means. There was a time when there was less danger, and those days seem deliriously happy. Thanks for visiting.

0 0 Reply
Jesus Diaz Llorico 16 July 2013

Halcyon days of youth, those times of peace where we could do something without fear of any danger. A very lovely write, it brings back sweet memories of my past.

1 0 Reply
READ THIS POEM IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Close
Error Success