Winter Football Poems

It was in the eighties, a winter day in Funchal, 
the capital of Madeira, when a woman gave birth.
She was an anonymous, struggling woman
sailing the...

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When the leaves fall,
In the autumn, as the,
Sunsets as the night becomes cooler.
Seasons resemble the,
Changing of the guard.
From baseball to the,
Newly knighted kings of Football.
As...

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Punt
Warm and windy, not November at all
The rains have wandered everywhere
But this dusty grid of dead turf

Punt
Sail, sail and turnover, it’s beautiful
Rebecca would like...

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These are the best sports poems by Michael R. Burch, Part II

The Locker
by Michael R. Burch

All the dull hollow clamor has died
and what was contained,
removed,
reproved
adulation...

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Grey is the last snow
Artificial turf glimmers
And all will be well...

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Sunday soldiers march down
march upon frozen ground.
Cavalier brutes mighty wall
winter warriors standing tall.

Gladiators battling in rain
battle for yards to gain.
Pursuit of righteous might
pursue weakened foes...

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Just had my tea 
Turned off the Christmas Tree 
It is sad to see it go 
Back to storage I know 

But there is a...

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Winter, spring, summer, fall
These aren’t the seasons at all

The first is Christmas giving
Makes me happy to be living

March Madness is a blast
Three short weeks, so...

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The Mexican midsummer sun
beamed down mercilessly, vertically,
so that men's heads and shoulders glowed
but their faces, and every human expression,
disappeared, dark and intense in the radiant...

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“Guten Morgen”… or should I say “Good Morning”…
This is Punxsutawney Phil 
Hailing you from Gobblers Knob 
That’s my tiny hill!
Today, I am feeling like such...

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The weather for the Super Bowl
Amazingly, was great,
For winter in New Jersey
Is a cause to hesitate.

But yesterday was almost warm,
A respite from the freeze,
With temperatures...

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Chihuahua Football At The Rose Hill Stadium
Watching football at home with my little dogs on a cold winter night, I realize that I coach my...

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Football season is here again.
The warriors are ready to meet
On a field of  battle green and white
Vowing never to face defeat..

Summer training has come...

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