Famous Footy Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Footy poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous footy poems. These examples illustrate what a famous footy poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Paterson, Andrew Barton
...rch of twenty mile that leaves 'em nearly dead,
And then they find the bloomin' Boers is twenty miles ahead.
Each Footy is as full of fight as any bulldog pup,
But walking forty miles to fight -- well, I'm fed up.
So after all I think that when I leave the Cavalry
I'll either join the ambulance or else the A.S.C.;
They've always tucker in the plate and coffee in the cup,
But bully beef and biscuits -- well! I'm fair fed up!...Read more of this...
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