The Problem With An Orange

Cherry

By mickleinapickle

Mon, 23 Jul 2018
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13 comments
 

I know what will easily

rhyme with a duck;

It's not what you think,

it's good luck!

Then when I write

of a horse and a cart,

I always conclude

with the life of Mozart.

 

I can sing a dirge

of war in the trench,

pray for the tramp

found dead on a bench,

speak of the fauna

on Mount Popocatepetl

and laugh at the maid

who sat on a nettle.

 

I’ll shout for the life

of a frog in a ditch,

extol the kick

of a ball on a pitch;

I’ll sing a song

of the flight of a bird,

scream at the horror

of wolves in a herd.

 

I’ll play the music

of the jiving Earth,

cry for the beauty

of babies at birth,

strum ballads for lovers

who swear to be true

and boast of a carrot,

one summer I grew.

 

But try as I might

and I've put up a fight

through all of the night

without a respite.

I thought and I fought

but then I was fraught

for nothing will rhyme

with an orange

Certificate U
Poem
Days Like Those
Humour

Comments

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Lively and true.

Submitted by mickleinapickle on

Thanks, Elsie.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Love the rhythm and rhyme, but for the poor orange.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by mickleinapickle on

Poor old orange.

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

I've sat here now for ten minutes trying to think of one!  Lovely rhythm carrying the reader along to the final 'reveal'.  Very enjoyable.

Submitted by mickleinapickle on

Thanks, Airyfairy.

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

A lovely poem, much enjoyed. As for the unrhymed 'Orange' I found a few examples, Mick, but unfortunately in French poems! The only English attempt I discovered is this :

From "Four Seconds" by Barenaked Ladies:

Oh flip, the light is turning orange
Coat ripped when I caught it in the door hinge

By the way in Italian the only noun that does not have a rhyme is 'fegato' (liver) with the stress on the first syllable. Not many people know that (as Michael Caine never said).

Best, Luigi

 

Submitted by mickleinapickle on

Great fun this poetry lark. Thanks for the comment, Luigi.

 

Submitted by justahuman on

  i can't find a single word to rhyme with orange, but i can do 2....

Door hinge....

Submitted by mickleinapickle on

Indeed, Mr. Human.

 

Submitted by mickleinapickle on

My discom has never been so knockerated, Mr. Shoyger.

 

Submitted by celticman on

borange ryhmes with orange, the fact that it's made up, puts it a bit queer, but nonemoreso than the orange one in office or the orange sum that parade here. 

 

Submitted by mickleinapickle on

I just ate one of those supermarket 'easy peeler' oranges. Almost choked on a pip.