Best Lombardi Poems

Mud and leather
dirt and nerve
bloodied laughter
collision to serve,
distance, drive and demolition
battle axe ambition in the wild air
muscle and mind joined in steeled instinct, 
a stitched pigskin ball, the grail of the Fall
to fumble it means spleen infamy
while intercepting it invokes Victory's voice,
in the huddle a...

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"You must go fourth and one!" They all shout.
 while conventional wisdom they flout
 Yet Lombardi once said:
"Never waver, instead,
 put the three on the board and get out."...

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The first game was played in California;
LA Coliseum the arena.
Here, you may have a doubt.
The game was not sold out.
This is just some more useless trivia.

The Packers were led by Vince Lombardi.
Hank Stram brought his Chiefs from Kansas City.
In this football showdown
from this West Coast...

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Poet:  Ken Jordan
Poem:  Super Sunday
Edited by:  Sparkle Jordan
written:  January/2015


When
thousands
of
balloons,

float 
from the
ceiling -

When
the last

confetti 
falls -

What then?

When 
the
ROAR!

from
the crowd 
goes
silent -

When
the clock

ticks away
the 
game -

What then?

When
the Lombardi
trophy 
is
presented,

to
the best 
team

that won -

When
all 
the hoopla

with 

all 
the hype

have
left the
building -

Another
football season
is
done -

What then?...

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Written By:  D. Collins 1/4/19


We are here for a reason.  To shoot for the gold.
Showing Katrina survivors still have a soul.
They have to play us or slay us in our backyard.
Or, gain firsthand knowledge of “Goin’ Hard”.


We host this party with one intention...

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Life’s Contests


I didn’t get picked first -
so I waited.

There is an Institute
for Bad Art in Dedham.
They didn’t get picked first.

A coach in my youth (pre PC days)
would shout at us:
“Show me a good loser
and I’ll show you a failure.”**


I was neither -
over ebullient cheerleader in...

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Pigskin laying on our 40
And snow is hitting hard
The only warmth you feel
Roar from a heated crowd
This is not what we want
3rd & long, 1 point down

20 seconds left to score
The game we won't forget
C'mon go, green and gold
Give us all another Leap
We can't bear...

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Time is ticking down
I’ve got eighty yards to go
It’s the last game of the season
The fans are sitting down
Our mascot is a clown
And I don’t even know the reason

Coach signals in a play
I get flagged for delay
The defense has eaten my receivers
My wristband is befuddled
Bill...

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California Princess


A woman full of virtue and love
She must have been Heaven-sent from above
With such charm and wonderful grace
It is refreshing to see to see a lady with such a beautiful face

Her clothing is so professional,yet carefree
And looking at her is joy to see
A face...

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It’s been a great season with every run block pass and catch
Now its time for the best players to have their rematch
Eli looks for another ring while Brady wants four
The Pats look back to even the 2008 score
Grab you favorite snack and crack yourself a...

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Perfection

Is it hard to believe, that when I see you, I see perfection?

A perfect sight would be to see #17 finally hoist up that Lombardi trophy,
The sight of you is more perfect than that.
The perfect scent is to smell ginger, garlic, and scallions sautéing over...

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Time is winding down 
And the Big Game is ready to put a smile on a wintry frown 
A Chief represents the A F see 
While the 49ers are the National wannabees 
Television has all the cameras set 
And NFL’s new city are completing their...

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No chicken-egg lore this— not a bit—
Quitters win, nor ever winners quit,
If it fails to convince,
You got to go to Vince,
Win or not in life, face no defeat.
_____________________________
Vince Lombardi, who has a whole book to his credit on the subject 

Tongue-in cheek |11.05.2021|...

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Bozo the clown is ready to begin,
in Cuba, Fidel Castro starts his reign.
Buddy Holly meets a horrible end,
Charles de Gaulle is back on top again.
 
Motown now brings us a whole lotta soul,
Disney’s Sleeping Beauty warms up our heart.
TV’s Bonanza, Rawhide, Twilight Zone,
and The Untouchables...

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Patrick Mahomes and his boys all choked
When they went up against the Eagles, they got smoked.
The winning team in the Super Bowl earns a coveted trophy.
It's named in honor of the late Vince Lombardi.
The Kansas City team was gunning for number three.
However, that scenario was...

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