Oregano Oranges

A novice poet's magical journey with words

Category: Love

  • Never again: A love poem

    Never again: A love poem

    This is a poem about love and living in the moment. It was written for a prompt by @theconstantpoet (Instagram) – ‘a non-exhaustive list of things that will never happen again’ Never again / Never again will we reach for the same book in the romance aisle And feel that spark for the first time.…

  • A love letter to my support system

    A love letter to my support system

    All poems are personal but then there are some poems that are a little more personal because they are directly linked to the things happening in your life. This is one of them. I have been going through some health related issues for a while now, and they have been creating troubles in pretty much…

  • When did I fall in love with you: A love poem

    When did I fall in love with you: A love poem

    When did I fall in love with you / I fell in love with you When you brought home mangoes Because I forgot in my deadline daze that soon they were going to be out of season. When you started keeping two umbrellas in your car Because I always forgot mine in the rush to…

  • I just want to breathe in our companionable silences: A love poem

    I just want to breathe in our companionable silences: A love poem

    This love poem is all about small moments which make a relationship special. / I just want to breathe in our companionable silences: A love poem / There are certain days on which I Just want to sit with you in our companionable silences. I want to hear your heartbeat under my fingertips And match…

  • I wish I could change for you: A poem

    I wish I could change for you: A poem

    Hope you enjoy reading this poem. / I know that you hoped that the heat of your love would dissolve The decades old black ice blocking my arteries and veins. / I know that you hoped that you would be the first to traverse the same And reach the inner recesses with a soft flame.…

  • I was a master at goodbyes until I met you: A love poem

    I was a master at goodbyes until I met you: A love poem

    I was a master at goodbyes until I met you Monday in Chandigarh, Tuesday in Shimla, Thursday in Manali On Saturday I am back at my house for a couple of hours Before catching the 11 PM flight to Dubai. / On Monday, I meet M, my childhood best friend, who is now a chef…

  • Hope is a dangerous thing: A poem

    Hope is a dangerous thing: A poem

    This is a really short poem about hope that actually started as haiku but ended up being this short poem. Hope is a dangerous thing. It keeps me stuck in that space, Between forgetting and forgotten, Saying goodbye and bidding adieu. -Armaan You can support me by contributing to my Buy Me A Coffee Photo…

  • I don’t want to say I love you: A short poem

    I don’t want to say I love you: A short poem

    This is a short poem about not wanting to say I love you. To find out why, read more. What I really don’t want to say is that I love you Not because I really don’t But because history gives me reasons to be afraid That it will suck away the magic And that heady…

  • (Struggling to) Move on: A post love poem

    (Struggling to) Move on: A post love poem

    This is poem about love, break up and the struggle to move on that can come after that. So this can be called a post love poem. This is a Coffee exclusive poem. To read the full poem, you can head over to my Buy Me A Coffee page. Link is given below. As I…

  • Appreciation deficit: A kind of love languages poem

    Appreciation deficit: A kind of love languages poem

    While this is not a poem on love languages, the desire for words of appreciation got me wondering about them. So what are your love languages? Let me know in the comments below. When I told you this morning about ‘The New Yorker’ article I wrote on moon phases All I wanted was for you…