Oregano Oranges

A novice poet's magical journey with words

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  • I wonder what magenta tastes like: A poem about colors

    I wonder what magenta tastes like: A poem about colors

    Have you ever wondered what magenta tastes like? Well, I have and this poem about colors is my answer. I wonder what magenta tastes like. / Does it burst over the tongue  And leave sweetness in it’s wake Just like a round fat black grape? Or maybe it’s salty Like the cheese cracker I got…

  • Sparks At A Sports Bar: A first meeting poem

    Sparks 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! This is only a part of the poem. To read the full poem, join my Buy Me A Coffee. Spark at a sports bar We met at a sports bar under strange circumstances….

  • The anti-vacation: A poem

    The anti-vacation: A poem

    Has your vacation ever been disrupted by something unpleasant? What was it? How did you get back in the vacation mode? This is an anti-vacation poem about one such instance and I ended up using books to get back into the vacation mode. Enjoy! The anti-vacation The blah blah and blah Of the politician on…

  • How to make your morning run bearable?: A ‘How to’ poem

    How to make your morning run bearable?: A ‘How to’ poem

    This is the latest poem in my How To series and it’s a Buy Me A Coffee exclusive. You can read the full poem by becoming a member. buymeacoffee.com/oreganooranges/how-make-morning-run-bearable / Ignore the cheap talk of the finance bros By plugging in your phones and getting lost  In the power playlist which is your girlfriend’s way…

  • MACHIAVELLIAN DEALS: An anti-love poem

    MACHIAVELLIAN DEALS: An anti-love poem

    This is an anti-love poem which you can interpret in your own way. / I know you blame me now But how could I have known. Should I have been able to tell From the way his hearty handshake felt Or should i have taken his radiant smile as an indicator  Of the machiavellian deal…

  • This is the Sign You Needed to Start Publishing Your Poetry: A poem

    This is the Sign You Needed to Start Publishing Your Poetry: A poem

    The beams of light filtering from the trees And illuminating the papers strewn  All over the grassy clearing  Felt like the sign from heaven that she needed To start her poetic journey. She had secretly scribbled for years On beautiful cloth bound journals, Loose sheets of yellow and blue craft paper And soft brown paper…

  • 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 …

  • The Woman on Platform Number Nine: A poem

    The Woman on Platform Number Nine: A poem

    This is a poem about a lonely woman sitting on a bench on a railway platform on a cold, windy, winter night There is a lonely woman on platform number nine Clutching an A4 paper in her fist In the middle of the dark stormy night. The howling of the wind passing Through my sheds…

  • Some Things That Don’t Make Sense: A poem

    Some Things That Don’t Make Sense: A poem

    Some things don’t make sense Like the hexagon honeycombs And the alluring scent of old books. Also why I love autumns and hate winters. It doesn’t make sense that the scent Of spring makes me flee And the warm summer ‘oh embrace me please’ What perplexes me is my dull reaction To topping the university…

  • My Annual Checklist: A poem about new year resolutions

    My Annual Checklist: A poem about new year resolutions

    This is a poem about celebrating our accomplishments despite them not satisfying our new year resolutions in any particular year.