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Footy Poems - Poems about Footy

The Autistic Journal
...Autism is always a hard pill to swallow, Like planting a bullet on the skull Drifted from life's wonders As if I've slipped away. Stigmatized like a cockroach And knocked back from footy. Wit......

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Categories: footy, depression, discrimination, mental illness,
Form: Free verse
Collingwood, Oh Collingwood
...In the heart of Melbourne's bustling streets, Lies a club where every footy fan meets. Black and white, their colors fly, A magpie's pride, soaring high. Collingwood, oh Collingwood, Where dre......

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Categories: footy, football, poems, sports,
Form: Rhyme



A Man-child's week
...To me, a Man-child is an adult male who acts like a child: immature, lazy, unkempt, idiotic, silly, annoying etc. Usually it is someone you either work with or live with. This poem is a nod to the po......

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Categories: footy, anxiety, depression, encouraging, lost,
Form: Rhyme
Camping Capers
...When my family went camping on the farm, we were blown away by its rural charm. Beautiful views of rolling hills and pastures green, It was a sight that just had to be seen. We pitched our tent......

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Categories: footy, adventure, animal, appreciation, family,
Form: Rhyme
A Year of Adventures Part 2
...July July saw the end of school, the kids were winding down, We spent our holidays abroad, plenty of drinks gratis I did down. We had some time on the beach, in the warm golden sand, Making the m......

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Categories: footy, adventure, family, remember, seasons,
Form: Rhyme



Priorities
...Our queen rules another realm, I believe, From here to Eternity, we grieve, Melbourne, Victoria, has its priorities, We'll have a four-day weekend, you see, Pomp of royalty, footy final at the MC......

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Categories: footy, appreciation, celebration, giggle, holiday,
Form: Free verse
Naive
...today for the first time in a long time i missed him, i missed the man who’s picture i have folded neatly in a brown cardboard box tucked underneath my bed, i missed the man who used to promise m......

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Categories: footy, 9th grade, absence, abuse,
Form: Free verse
Lawful Witness
...In little towns the big events are locally presented, and every family in the town is usually represented. Shopkeepers shut their doors when a pioneer curls his toes, and if someone’s up to mischi......

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Categories: footy, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Aiding and Abetting
...It’s great living in a country town that still can offer peace, when I come home from a stressful day to finally release all the tension from a hectic job, that near leaves me in a heap, and knowi......

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Categories: footy, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Footy
...The ball is bounced high Both ruckmen prepare their flight Now all are watching......

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Categories: footy, football, sports,
Form: Senryu
The Coach's Words
...There’s nothing like a sat’dy when the dews still on the ground, and I can take me young bloke where they kick a ball around. To see the highs and lows of me kid who does his best, and barrack til......

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Categories: footy, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member It Was a Good Morning Until
...My body tenses. The soft padding of footy pajamas approach tiny fingers grip my eyelid lift it.... Bright eyes gaze into the freshly opened eye. A voice shouts....DA!!! The other eye opens. ......

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Categories: footy, dad, fun, kid,
Form: Free verse
Slip of the Tongue
...I was a city born and city bred young fellow, whose shoes had mostly only touched concrete and tar. Oh yes I had seen grass, but out on a footy ground and my entertainment was drinking at a nightc......

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Categories: footy, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Leaving
...It seems so quiet here since you went. The dog's more settled, the cat's more content. My friends seem to visit much more than before and I can visit the pub without starting a war Now the dust......

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Categories: footy, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Eighteen For a Week
...Oh to be eighteen again Just for a week No more morning pain No more feeling weak All the fun I could have Party into the early hours Play footy with the lads Buy a sweetheart flowers Oh......

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Categories: footy, abuse, adventure, age, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme

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