Oregano Oranges

A novice poet's magical journey with words

Category: Love

  • Spark At A Sports Bar: A first meeting poem

    Spark At A Sports Bar: A first meeting poem

    Have your met someone and instantly felt that spark? This first meeting poem is all about that initial feeling of excitement. Enjoy! Spark at a sports bar We met at a sports bar under strange circumstances. I was supposed to wait for my best friend’s date And take him to his birthday surprise.  She was…

  • Scared of the magic words: A poem

    Scared of the magic words: A poem

    How often do you tell your partner that you love them? This is a love poem about being scared to say it aloud the first time. Scared of the magic words I know you want me to whisper the magic words But, sweetheart, I am scared. What if saying it takes the magic away And…

  • I Fell In Love In a Bookstore: A fictional love poem

    I Fell In Love In a Bookstore: A fictional love poem

    I wrote this fictional love poem for all the booklovers for whom the books become a part of their lives. Do you have any such books? I Fell In Love In a Bookstore: A fictional love poem Let me tell you it was love at first sight. I saw her in my favorite bookstore on…

  • Waltzing in a yellow dress: A sapphic poem

    Waltzing in a yellow dress: A sapphic poem

    This Sapphic love poem is a simple poem written to bring a smile on your face and make your day. Happy reading! Waltzing in a yellow dress: A sapphic poem Today She poured oil on her fire And together they left On a cherry red convertible  From the town of nobodies And busybodies of lore.…

  • Never ending nights also end sometimes: A love poem

    Never ending nights also end sometimes: A love poem

    Have you ever been so happy that you felt that time would never end? In this sort of a love poem, the narrator talks about one such night. Enjoy! Never ending nights also end sometimes: A love poem  Gazing at the twinkling stars While lying under the yellow window sill I think we forgot about…

  • Falling In Love During A Chess Match: A love poem

    Falling In Love During A Chess Match: A love poem

    This is a love poem which features chess matches. / I knew I loved you when You didn’t pretend  To be bad at chess Just so I could win. / I knew I loved you when You spent your playtime  Teaching me how to protect My chess pieces and myself from bullies. / I knew…

  • Wish You Were Here: A love poem (NaPoWriMo 7)

    Wish You Were Here: A love poem (NaPoWriMo 7)

    This poem titled ‘Wish You Were Here’ is about love and longing. / As I sit under the crystal clear sky I wish for your presence to accompany mine. The soft music of foamy white water could be the only sound That joins us on our lazy picnics under the warm spring sun. And we,…

  • Losing Herself in His Presence: A poem

    Losing Herself in His Presence: A poem

    In the quiet solitude of the silent night  She softly gazes at the picture  On her oakwood nightstand. She feels his presence  In the gentle rustle  Of the peach curtains, In the soft chimes of the bells  In the windowsill, In the feeling of being in a cocoon When it’s just you and your feelings …

  • Heart-shaped Gifts That I Don’t Like to Receive : A poem

    Heart-shaped Gifts That I Don’t Like to Receive : A poem

    Red heart-shaped pillows. Heart-shaped chocolates filled with something gooey. Or heart-shaped chocolates in general. Heart-shaped journals that sit prettily on my desk and annoy my every writing self. Hearts painted on my nails. Heart-shaped pendants in pink. I will write about the hearts I love and loved on another evening when that journal isn’t so…

  • Loving Myself is Not Easy: A poem about self-love

    Loving Myself is Not Easy: A poem about self-love

    I wish it was easy to love myself. As easy as plucking a peach From the tree in my backyard.  But it’s not. It’s like reaching for that lemon That fell in the neighbor’s garden And that’s the neighbor with that ferocious dog who bites with abandon. /  Loving myself needs the constant beeping of…