Poem Topics Related to Basketball
Read wonderful basketball poetry on the following sub-topics:
acrostic, art, cinquain, concrete, free verse, funny, haiku, limerick, inspirational, lebron james, life, love, march madness, michael jordan, nba, rhyme, school, simile, sneakers, sonnet, spring, sports, winter,
and more.
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Different Ball Same Rules
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Christine Phillips
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appreciation, basketball, blessing, celebration,
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My Story
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Jazzy Melnyk
| Bio |
basketball, confidence, courage, faith,
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shout up and do-it
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Allan Terry
| Ballad |
baseball, basketball, film, football,
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New York1955
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jan hansen
| Blank verse |
9th grade, baseball, basketball,
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Stof
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Jimmi Canada
| Blitz |
3rd grade, basketball, class,
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Careful
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Leo Mbalamana
| Personification |
baby, basketball, beach, beautiful,
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The Journey
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Leo Mbalamana
| Personification |
basketball, beach, beautiful, bereavement,
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Hollering Baller
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James Edward Lee Sr.
| Free verse |
basketball, games,
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Paying The Price
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Bernard F. Asuncion
| Haiku |
basketball,
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like love, dat foo reel dough stuff
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Allan Terry
| Grook |
appreciation, basketball, beach, beautiful,
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boston celtics
by cs parker
Boston Celtics
Can rise high to
Any opponent
Internal or external
...
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Free verse |
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adventure, america, basketball,
Prose Poetry |
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basketball, youth,
I think we like Theodore Roosevelt's spirit in some way
by Dave McGahan
Standing tough, no matter the outcome. Sister Jean's 98, good to be backed and a school like Loyola Chicago, well they got some talented players,...
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Carpe Diem |
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analogy, basketball, body,
the night
by John Smith
i was the night you had to be there at first so it wouldn’t have a problem if it was wasn’t too bad much but...
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Free verse |
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basketball, abuse, angst, appreciation, art,
Robbery
by Manon Gauthier
Initially you were fragrance
Wind used to give me your address
Then you became a name
Streets were known by your footsteps
Then you became eyes
It penetrated my days...
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Acrostic |
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baptism, basketball,
Basketball Meanderings
by Daniel Hunter
Basketball-Meanderings
Played basketball with Fred at a church.
Haven’t played basketball
since my daughter
was a twinkle in my eye.
All the things
I used to do with a ball,
I...
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I do not know? |
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basketball, humorous, introspection, remember,
Algarve
by jan hansen
Algarve
The cold northerly wind has died down
if it wants to blow it can do so in July and August
when the heat is unpleasant, and the...
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Blank verse |
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baby, baptism, baseball, basketball,
Social media
by Amelia Josephie
We walk around faceless, nameless
doing whatever we want, shameless.
Nothing ever changes
140 characters to spark outrages
Can’t flip pages online
but we can sure as hell
act like...
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Acrostic |
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Categories:
basketball, 11th grade, allusion, analogy,
Swoosh, Swish
by Gershon Wolf
An ingenious device is a basketball net:
Swish, swoosh, swoosh, swish---
Its sweet sound made
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Rhyme |
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basketball, language, light, onomatopoeia,
DIVINITY
by Steffan Voss
I have wasted
too many years
of my young life
wishing I had been
blessed with
a different story.
I am learning
that all life
is precious,
and that each...
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Bio |
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america, anger, bangla, basketball,
Holy
by Dakota Hershey
Is this a holy thing to see,
In a rich and fruitful land,
Babes reduced to misery,
Fed with cold and usurous hand?
Is that...
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Dramatic Verse |
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basketball, allah, analogy, anger, anxiety,
Broken System
by Brenda Chiri
Tell me, if I was to be gone tomorrow,
Would I really be missed at all?
Who would know my time I borrow?
Not knowing when it is...
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Rhyme |
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abuse, anger, anxiety, basketball,
Swimming With The Boston Celtics A Poem For Jealous Fans
by Laura McCadden
I’ve never taken a swim with the dolphins
But I did swim with the Celtics
One day in Miami
An odd celebrity encounter
Just me and the...
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Free verse |
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appreciation, basketball, beautiful, sports,
Basketball Bob
by James Edward Lee Sr.
Basketball Bob
Slam dunk, arm is stuck
Reach up high toward backboard jumps
Basketball Bob scores
2/28/18...
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Haiku |
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basketball, celebration, celebrity,
A Bittersweet Kiss of Prose
by Arturo Michael
This is the bouncing poem ~ The dance of hearts ~ A soulful celebration
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Prose Poetry |
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adventure, basketball, inspirational, life,
childhood days
by echoing greens
waking up in the morning with a cheerful glee
happiness is all we see
delicious smell of mom's cook
given to you while reading a book
living a...
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Couplet |
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autumn, baby, baseball, basketball,
Flirtin With Fire Blowin It Up
by Mario Vitale
flirting with fire blowin it up in the most earnest desire
her perfume was led to basement blues remove those shoes
bask in the news...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
art, baby, basketball, rap,
Sports
by James Haley
Sports is such a crazy mess
All that wasted time watching your team
But if they win you’ll feel your best
It's crazy how it can affect your...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
baseball, basketball, sports,
JUST MEN
by ROBERT HUNTINGTON
JUST MEN
The court is long,
Kind of wide.
Bounce the ball,
Dribble with pride.
Give and go,
Watch the zone.
No paint for you.
Set the tone.
Men pass,
Men run.
No differences.
Just fun.
Some jump...
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basketball, celebration, friendship, humanity,
Jack's Time Out
by Robert Ronnow
What luxury to get mad
about last night's basketball loss
and watch the full moon descending
at the speed the earth turns.
Things could get worse
personally and for the...
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Verse |
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Categories:
basketball, city, community, earth,