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Sports Poems | Examples of Sports Poetry

Sports Poems - Examples of all types of sports poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for sports.
Uecker
Many people are sad because he's no longer here. Forty years ago, I watched him on Mr. Belvedere. He played baseball and was a sportscaster as well. Uecker became a success, he certainly did not fail. If you're wondering...Read the rest...
Categories: baseball, death, sports,
Form: Rhyme
Keeping Score
The bartender strolls from one end of the counter to the other. She makes small talk with regulars who watch NFL games on screens and a college basketball game plays on another. For each touchdown scored mugs are raised. Fans analyze every run...Read the rest...
Categories: sports, baseball, basketball, culture, football,
Form: Free verse



Wrestling
Two people of equal weight Strong muscles straining Both suddenly subdued with spiteful hate Hand and buzzer the winner ordaining In truth the real sport Is the judging of the referee Here the fighters are in his court And he moves like...Read the rest...
Categories: humor, sports,
Form: Lyric

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A Ring For All
The ring symbolizes success It's the end of your search The price of your journey The target of your goal. The ring has many form It's a square for the champion A circle of the most fierce warrior A round...Read the rest...
Categories: meaningful, sports, symbolism,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Playing Pinball
Carpal tunnel twinges punctuate a torpid afternoon, as row on row we line the aisles and stare at nothing with the guarded anonymity of urinating men. My thumb is on the lever, moving almost imperceptibly, as marbles rocket into space and filter down through obstacles...Read the rest...
Categories: fun, sports,
Form: Blank verse



Swimming Lessons
I've had a sore throat And no energy lately But I've been out swimming And feel so much better Swimming isn't just about exercise It's a form of good recreation You know it's super good stress relief It's like a moment when...Read the rest...
Categories: health, sports, water,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member -------------- ONE GOAL------- 1 - 0 ---
1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 ...Read the rest...
Categories: football, sports,
Form: Shape
Ayrton
He learned to race before he walked The world too slow his freedom caught To fans who watched and those who loved His spirit soars at speed — above (The New Room: December, 2024)...Read the rest...
Categories: race, sports,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member ONE GOAL
The habit of winning by just one goal one nil one nil a defensive clean sheet brings victory so sweet...Read the rest...
Categories: football, sports, success,
Form: Rhyme
Pitbull Martial Arts
The roughest, toughest to ever enter the Octagon/ Beating the competition to a pulp, is what I be on/ I do not cut slack, my combinations are vicious/ They hit you back to back, the impact is stupendous/ Your...Read the rest...
Categories: sports, career, character, courage, destiny,
Form: Free verse
Proud Moment
It doesn't matter whether You come first or second The difference is this: Did you try your best Sometimes we win Sometimes we loss This is part of life....Read the rest...
Categories: games, life, sports,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member sumo wrestling
sumo wrestling corpulent men wearing diapers what kind of people watch this? I stare as one gets flopped with his enormous legs in the air Showing more than I ever wanted to see...Read the rest...
Categories: sports,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Saturday Afternoon
Watching the cricket. The oval looks great Home team in green shirts Visitors in blue Scoreboard looming large Sitting to long Butt getting sore Bench is to hard Heading for home Kitchen noise Crash and bang Pots clatter Cooking Goulash Dinner ...Read the rest...
Categories: food, sports,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
Premium Member Baseball Facts in a Song
How many stitches does a baseball have? One hundred and eight One hundred and eight One hundred and eight To know this is super, more than a little bit great. A baseball is retired after six pitches in professional ball In...Read the rest...
Categories: sports,
Form: Rhyme
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...Read the rest...
Categories: sports, childhood, class, confidence, encouraging,
Form: Rhyme

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