what a sight The only loo door hung ajar Whilst cross legged people queued by the bar ~ In desperation we found a phone And looked for a means of getting back home No busses were running, nor trains either So a taxi it would be for a fiver ~ The cab turned up, we jumped in Glad to escape the terrible din Once settled in the leathery seats We rapidly fell into an exhausted sleep ~ Our special date was to be a treat But rapidly proved to be an arduous feat They say odd dates you always remember This was certainly true of our date in December ~ This poem now comes to a happy ending For it is good wishes and love that I'm sending To my boyfriend John who will grin and bear Another silly rhyme that I'm sending this year! PS: though I initially cringed at finding my old poem, reading it brought back some happy memories.  It felt good to remember our date and to laugh about it together.  It was also good to remember what I was like before becoming a mother; I just can't believe I had the time to write a silly rhyme.  Perhaps I should take it up again! Thank you for the lovely story and the glimpse of your life before kids. We used to travel quite a bit with my husband in the before kids era, at times when I look back, it feels like it wasn't me