The Women's World Cup
...Ponytails
Swishing madly,
Hurdling across the pitch.
Beads of sweat
Spraying in spirals
As fingers point,
Shouting directions
To strikers, wingers, and defensemen.
Defensewomen, really.
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Categories:
defensemen, soccer,
Form: Free verse
The Game of Hockey
...The Game of Hockey
By Government decree, lacrosse
Is Canada’s national sport,
But in the hearts and minds of Canadians,
Hockey rules supreme.
Hockey is a winter sport enjoyed by Canadi...
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Categories:
defensemen, hockey, sports,
Form: Verse
Iambic Hockey
...Across the ice the players skate around,
Defensemen, goalies, wings and refs abound.
The stands are packed with fans with cups of beer,
The pucks invade the nets to raucous cheer....
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Categories:
defensemen, sports,
Form: Iambic Pentameter