Poetry/Humor
The Word Orange
Don’t let the word ‘orange’ intimidate you when trying to rhyme.
Some writers find it difficult to rhyme ‘orange’ with a verb or noun but the trick to rhyme orange is all in the sound
for example, I can binge while unhinged on YouTube Kids videos of the annoying orange who I find quite terrifying
additionally, I was offered an orange syringe that was promised to bring joy and fulfillment to all my days
but I decided to throw it away as I do not know the places it had been previously
orange can be a verb, noun, and an adjective that provides excellent vitamin c to our bodies or even be the gummy worm you don’t eat
orange can be furniture, a cat’s fur, and even the hair color of your Uncle Mur
he looks great, by the way
Eminem, a famous rapper once rhymed orange with sporange which put other rappers on notice
the word orange should not make you nervous or give you anxiety
like an active garden it gives you plenty of opp- ortunities to rhyme with whatever you like
the trick is the sound not what is in sight
Zach J. Watson 2020.
Thank you for reading! :) Zach is currently thinking about having a cup of orange juice which inspired this piece. As always, a big thanks to Dr Mehmet Yildiz and the rest of the ILLUMINATION staff for publishing this piece.