Honeymoon From Hell a Collaboration With Jan Allison


Now the wedding had drawn to a close the ceremony past
We found ourselves together and thankfully alone at last

We packed our bibs and bobs into suitcases very quickly
Rushed straight out the door though I felt a little sickly

The shining taxi was waiting to whisk us away
Airport then plane our trip was finally underway

On the plane to his charms I was not immune
This was going to be our magical honeymoon

Coughing and spluttering in the hotel I did lay
Could not get out of bed each and every day

To cruise rugged fiords our plan said next
So out of my sick bed I raised perplexed

This is not what I was thinking to expect
Romance and passion seemed to disconnect

On a small ship along the rugged coast we then did sail
Reveling in the sweet air with every breath we inhaled

At last I thought my dream has finally come true
Our honeymoon would be joyous and not blue

At the Close of the day to the hotel we wandered
Through this night our love would not be squandered

 It was wishful thinking we were soon to realize
The honeymoon room had a bed but only single size

This is not what we expected when we happily set out
Dreams of intimate passion is what we thought about

The journey continued at a sedate pace
The wonderful views put a smile on our face

Sadly food poisoning hit me I was constantly sick
Sat hours in the toilets, hubby didn't take the Mick

I can now look back at my honeymoon from hell
Twenty four years married we are doing quite well
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Kendrick Avatar
December 23, 2023 at 2:25 PM
This does seem like an adequate name to the honeymoon but at least you stayed with each other through all of your life so that makes it worthwhile. Thanks for sharing your work with us. Sara K
Smith Avatar
January 28, 2015 at 12:47 PM
It does give you stories to tell and memories share...reminds me of mine when we were fishing in a boat on a river and she 5 months pregnant... Ah good times....cheers
Cooper Avatar
January 28, 2015 at 4:59 PM
The funny thing is when you reminisce about stuff like this you find that time has softened the memory and you can laugh about it now.
Dietrich Avatar
January 26, 2015 at 6:32 PM
Looking at the thread below I learned even more about this honeymoon from hell. What a great idea for a collaboration. Awesome , you two!
Cooper Avatar
January 26, 2015 at 6:54 PM
I told Jan that my honeymoon had gone smoothly and she told her tale of disaster and I could not help but put it to pen with her assistance. Thank you for stopping in and your generous words. Love Shane xxx
Manassian Avatar
January 26, 2015 at 1:51 AM
HA HA...you two! I'm glad that all's well that ends well. You surely made us chuckle with this. Shane...great job. Glad to see this write from you two.
Manassian Avatar
January 26, 2015 at 2:44 AM
OH..a true story!!! Wow! That is sad, but glad that it didn't ruin a marriage. Have you seen the movie JUST MARRIED? Ashton Kutcher and somebody or other....same sort of story, but they survived and thrived.
Cooper Avatar
January 26, 2015 at 2:37 AM
It just goes to show that no matter what start true love always comes through. Even though I don't him I know that that Bob is Jan's other half. Together they are one. Love Shane
Cooper Avatar
January 26, 2015 at 2:36 AM
It just goes to show that no matter what start true love always comes through. Even though I don't him I know that that Bob is Jan's other half. Together they are one. Love Shane
Allison Avatar
January 26, 2015 at 2:23 AM
Sadly Eileen it is pretty much true - Shane was writing for a contest at home and needed inspiration so I told him my story - we had the honeymoon from Hell was ill on the journey there was getting a fluey cold then in every hotel we stayed at we had single beds in the rooms lol. To top it all I got food poisoning on the last day of the cruise so was firing at both ends on the train journey home :-( But after 24 years in June we are still together :-) Hugs jan xx
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