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Sometimes in this life, you will run across a reference to "the halcyon days of ******." Summer and youth are often used interchangeably in such quotes. Anyway, context tells you they mean "the good old days," one way or another. But that doesn't necessarily let you know what halcyon means. The dictionary is not a whole hell of a lot of help, either. So I guess it falls to me to define it.
Remember those days when you were a kid, when everything was so vibrant, so much more alive? Those summer days when everything was washed with gold, like liquid lightspeed honey pouring through the universe? You know what I mean. The times when everything you saw had an aura, all the grass and trees greener, the sky and clouds bluer, even the pavement, so much more there than usual. Those days are just made for the open road; ninety miles an hour, and a beach at the end. The beach may be where you're going, but we all know you're in it for the ride on a day like that. Pedal right down on the floorboards, windows wide open, no radio playing. Just the wind and the singing of the tires. Yeah.
There it is. That's what halcyon means.
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