…Oranges
Orange
© Jeff Opperman
Now see the beautiful sunset ore the ocean blue
Fiery colors due abound of poems there are a few
I wish that I could write one, about that perfect hue
But nothing rhymes with Orange
Fiery colors due abound of poems there are a few
I wish that I could write one, about that perfect hue
But nothing rhymes with Orange

Orchards stretch for miles, they never seem to stop
There nectar baring fruit is one that’s hard to top
A fruit that justifies a sonnet, but might as well be rock
But nothing rhymes with Orange

How do I describe a basketball?
Or the bricks within my garden wall
The autumn leaves before they fall
But nothing rhymes with Orange
So the hardest line you’ll ever write
One to keep you up all night
So please tell if you might
What the hell rhymes with ORANGE?
The Letter O is brought to us under the supervision of Frizztext
very saturated oranges…
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I’ll let Mother Nature know 😉
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To get back to the subject at hand and leaving the orangutans alone for a while, I think melange is an almost acceptable rhyme for orange. Then again, there’s that Los Angeles Councilman Tom LeBonge, altho to my way of thinking LeBonge rhymes better with Crenshaw melon.
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Almost acceptable, you’re right. If I twist my tongue around it almost sounds like orange might rhyme with (Le)Bonge. I will Google LeBonge and see if there is a picture of a Crenshaw melon that comes up. I tend to believe everything anyone tells me at 11:25 at night.
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That’s good to hear.
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🙂
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They look like little orbs of treasure! Brilliant shots Angeline!
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Juicy, luscious orbs….Thanks, Patti.
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It is a true rarity to see “natural” oranges here. By the time they get this far North, any with even the smallest of blemishes have been weeded out. Seeing these remind me of those I’ve seen during trips to Florida. The sight of that first orange grove was mesmerizing.
These were wonderful, Angeline. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, John. It’s a shame that the majority of these orange trees I’ve photographed are on the inside of a fence in an empty field, so the oranges fall to the ground and stay there to return to the earth. Our grocers here at the source of all of our fruit and vegetables, have weeded out any “unsightly” items.
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Oh yum. I have a big bowl of oranges on my dining room table. Going to go get one. My mouth is watering. 🙂
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P.S. oh poop, I forgot, I searched the net and here’s a word. Don’t blame me…you asked:
Urban Dictionary: Scornge
1. Scornge A bowel movement deposited in a toilet bowl that sticks up out of the water. I ate so many burritos last night that in the morning I scornged the toilet.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Scornge – Cached
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OMG…..*laughing out loud* this is hysterical! My kids are gonna hear about this new word in my vocabulary 🙂
This is definite nurse humor at its best!
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I need to go buy some.
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🙂 maybe half-rhymes 🙂
Very cool, Angeline!
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Cool OJ…a day without OJ is a day without sunshine 🙂
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Eminen has some thoughts on ‘orange’
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Interesting! He’s kinda pushing the envelope on this I think…but it sort of works for me 🙂
He’s an interesting guy.
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He actually is a lot more intelligent than people think.
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I need to look at that whole interview with Anderson.
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I like Anderson…he does really great interviews.
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I do too. I haven’t seen him, or TV, much lately.
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I really don’t watch much TV at all anymore…boring, boring, boring.
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That sums it up pretty well!
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You are really good with composition, Angeline.
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Thanks for such a wonderful compliment, Rommel!
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Stunning oranges . Autumn is here! Have a beautiful day .
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Autumn is definitely here! We are having such beautiful days..hope it is the same in Texas! Thanks IT.
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very funny, and great photos thanks Angeline, our limes fall to the ground, but we manage to eat all of our oranges!
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Glad you liked the poem. Most of those oranges are on the other side of a fence in an empty field, and I can not get to them!
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lemon is the
revenge
to sweet orange.
+
(this is my
first poem!)
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I love this, and a perfect first poem it is!
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Not bad, Frizz. I’m still trying to get an orangutan into the poem.
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Bumba…I’m not sure how to transfer this over to Frizz….
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I understand. Transporting an orangutan can be touchy. Hey, how’s this?
A fruit salad is a tasty melange\Of apple, banana, and orange.
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Those orangutans are trickier than I thought. I’ll have a bowl of apple, banana, and orange…sounds great!
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Haha 🙂 Loved seeing home grown oranges in all their wonderful sweet juicy imperfection. 🙂
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Thank you!!!!!! You got my intended message exactly! After striving to put together the perfect photos for the contest yesterday, I wanted to get down and dirty and rough things up today.
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