The Milk and Honey Honeymoon by Hugh Lofting
"The Milk and Honey Honeymoon" is a short verse by Hugh Lofting presenting a speaker addressing his wife with a playful romantic conceit. The speaker observes that the Milky Way was made for her and the Honeymoon for him, and wonders how happy they would be if the two could be mixed together. He concludes that with such a milk-and-honey honeymoon, they would need only a tablespoon and would be set for life.
By Hugh Lofting · First published 1929 · Genre: Light Verse, Love Poetry, Humorous Poetry · 70 words
First lines
The Milky Way was made for you, / The Honey-Moon for me. / If we could only mix the two / How happy we should be!
With a milk-and-honey honeymoon, / You see, my charming wife, / We'd only need a table-spoon / And we'd be fixed for life.
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Genres
- Light Verse — Regular rhyme scheme (AABB), short lines, bouncy rhythm, and playful tone characteristic of humorous poetry in the light verse tradition.
- Love Poetry — Central focus on honeymoon and romantic love, with direct address to 'charming wife' as the organizing principle of the work.
- Humorous Poetry — Employs wordplay between 'Milky Way' and milk, presents a comedic premise of sustaining life indefinitely on tablespoon quantities of food.
- Children's Literature — Hugh Lofting is renowned for children's works; the whimsical tone, simple vocabulary, and fantastical premise align with children's verse traditions.
Tags
romance · honeymoon · adventure · travel · couples · love · whimsical · fantasy · enchantment · pastoral · journey · idyllic
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Hugh Lofting
- Date: 1929 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Light Verse, Love Poetry, Humorous Poetry, Children's Literature, Fantasy
- Length: 70 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
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