Football Christmas Poems

(A Christmas vacation vignette)

Lisa and I choppered onto Manhattan Island yesterday morning. We’d both felt toasted—so we took naps—and yay! We awoke recharged.

Later that evening,...

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Sitting in the specialty clinic
when this big word is tossed 
in our laps I watched my son 
tumble flip play football soccer 
tumble play baseball...

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Christmas.
Believe the story, the prophet, the myth?
Is it all about festivity, excessive drinking and gifts? About family, relatives coming together that otherwise wouldn’t mix?

Do you...

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I was sitting Thanksgiving day, with my belly overlapping
Cousin Dave was watching football, while Grandpa was a napping.
The kids were outside playing, trying to be...

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I read about a game of football, wondered whether it was real,
Did they really pause the fighting, For some festive time to steal?
Enemies the toffs...

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Twas the season of the holly and frolicking
Merriment and glee with tiny faces believing
Lights that glowed with glitter and gold on top a tree
A starlit...

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Twas a night so cold before Christmas Day
snow flake spray with blinking light’s on display,
Children with sparkling thought’s of Santa’s sleigh,
tinkling bells ringing with carolers...

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I have things I want to say,
But lined up in my mind
Are a hopeless football team of words,
Who’ve arrived all anyhow, the fools,
Hung over, bootlaces...

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Flamboyant, fabulous fall waits in the wings
As sultry summer gradually winds down,
Losing strength to chilly changes September brings,
Leaving lovers of long hot days wearing a...

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Wars has been declared fighting in foreign lands,
1914 men and boys join the fight for king and country,
"Over by christmas" it was said,
Off they went...

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Last Christmas,
As the gifts were given out,
The new year would be welcome,
A good year for all no doubt.
Last Christmas,
No one knew what would unfold,
Decisions to...

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As the Ghost of Gasperella watched from his perch 
He was drenched from his pants to his shirt
But before the gridiron battle ended and the...

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In St. Pete 
Where there is heat 
They will compete 
In a game that may not be so sweet 

You see there are these knights...

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Glorious memories
	Soldiers playing football
		Across the battle lines

So fortunate they were
	Two teams and round leather
		Apocalypse as the referee

A bunch of poppies 
	Rosaries and prayers
		Wooden cross the...

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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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