Football Poems - Examples of all types of football poetry to share and read. This list of American football poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. There is no doubt that football is America's favorite sport and past time. College and NFL football players are known for their rugged and physical play as well as their poetic athleticism. Football's biggest game, the Super Bowl, is one of the USA's most beloved events. Read
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ONE GOALThe habit of winning
by just one goal
one nil one nil
a defensive clean sheet
brings victory so sweet...
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Categories:
football, sports, success,
Form: Rhyme
Yahoo Army Navy Football Game
Awesome to see the 47th President.
And, soon to be, our new, White House Resident!
Being welcomed, warmly at this game,
Number 47…..elected by popular fame.
The USA chose him to run this nation free.
No longer an ugly weaponinzation...
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Categories:
america, football, future, history,
Form: Rhyme
Football gameCrowded stadium
tailgate parties on
smoking barbecue
beer and booze flowing
chatter, loud music.
Warmth of friendship
high with the drinks
bare chest in snow
one big proud fan.
crowd cheering
Band playing
players wrestling.
the beer
popcorn
Food...
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Categories:
football,
Form: Free verse
Footle FishingBeware the Sting
beehive
behave
Confused Snitch
tattled
addled
Test Pilot
explains
X-planes
Under Her Breath
mother
mutter
Rents Trucks
Ryder
rider
Hungry Surveyor
steak sauce
saw stakes
Lower Branch
entry
in tree
Indecisive
know way
no way
Football
which ball
your call
Three Syllable Error
acquire
a choir
Correction With Echo
acquire
choir
Analysis Paralysis
ad hoc
tick-tock
Match Point Yessssssssss!
tennis
ten s
Choose Wisely
insight
incite
Power of the Pen
Shakespeare
shakes spear
Save the...
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Categories:
fishing, football, fun, word
Form: Footle
Football crazy Exiles u13s 2024 to 2025 season
Football crazy Exiles u13s 2024/25 season
They're football crazy,
they're football mad,
Ipswich Exiles U13s,
the best they’ve ever had.
With speed and grit,
determination true,
Strength in all areas,
they play to rule.
Our top goal scorer,
a year younger but bold,
His...
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Categories:
football, childhood, class, confidence, encouraging,
Form: Rhyme
The Day I Kicked The WorldI kicked the world lay at my feet
the wrong way down a one way street
I kicked and kicked and didn’t stop
until I reached the paper shop
and thought my journey was complete.
Between the headlines of defeat
Liverpool's...
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Categories:
football, 10th grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Rondeau
read a book onceRead a book once
Folded the corners
To mark my progress.
It was sort of a
Wagon train read
Long, torturous,
A seemingly endless quest
For an unknown destination
Pictured only in the minds
Of others
Who
Sadly
Were only aggrandizing
What they were told.
The book I...
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Categories:
books, football, high school,
Form: Free verse
FREEPlaying football with boys in the street
Before training bras and high heels on my feet
I was a tomboy when it was cool to be
A Carolina girl born wild and free
Free to play ball
Free to...
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Categories:
football, america, anti bullying, art,
Form: Lyric
the king of footballTight end
Forwards and guards
But the quarterback is the king
Winning kingdom, Kansas city
King, Patrick Mahomes...
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Categories:
football,
Form: Free verse
Soccer Saturday'sI love my Soccer Saturday's.
Today's the day that my team plays.
Sit back, relax, enjoy a beer.
If my team scores, you know I'll cheer.
My feet up, whilst it's cold outside.
If we lose, then I'll be mortified.
So...
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Categories:
anxiety, football, fun, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Up the VillaIn the heart of the city, where legends embark.
Stands the famous old stadium, they call Villa Park.
A club full of honours, with a history so rich.
I'm proud when I see Aston Villa on the pitch.
From...
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Categories:
celebration, devotion, emotions, football,
Form: Rhyme
Are you ready for some FootballAre you ready? I mean, are you REALLY ready for some football?
Are you ready for some yelling, some fun, some cussing, some drinking, partying and tailgating?
Are you ready for some fussing, some trash talking, some...
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Categories:
celebration, city, emotions, football,
Form: Narrative
Back To School
“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Treasured moments, spent shopping with Mama,
Buying school clothes, notebooks, pens - ...
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Categories:
autumn, child, childhood, football,
Form: Rhyme
Pandemonium
in the frenzy of sheer enthusiasm,
an earthquake felt all over...
Superbowl win, baby!
...
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Categories:
celebration, football, imagery, joy,
Form: Kimo
My Homie And Me
I grew up living in the countryside
an only child, adopted and on my own
it's something I've never regretted at all
looking back now like a river with one stone
I found I could cope with myself
having a...
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Categories:
football, me, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Football Poems
Read wonderful football poetry on the following sub-topics:
acrostic, cinquain, concrete, free verse, funeral, funny, high school, kids, haiku, limerick, inspirational, life, love, mother, nfl, player, quarterback, rhyme, school, senior, simile, sonnet, spring, sports, super bowl, winter,
and more.
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