Sports Limerick Poems | Examples

These Sports Limerick poems are examples of Limerick poems about Sports. These are the best examples of Limerick Sports poems written by international poets.


Premium MemberNo Contest


                Juan bought seats for the pickleball tourney
                Sonia was glad to go on their journey
                      Juan showed her his paddle
                      She made it go ‘twaddle’
                 Sonia was pleased, said ~ 'Seems you prefer me'


Premium MemberMaximum Damage

   
	         Cranked up the victrola to max damage
                  Put on a little Zeppelin, so savage
                     When the neighbors got mad 
                      I played Sir Galahad
                   Come play pickleball ~ first we’ll eat cabbage

Premium MemberAustralia versus England

A young bowler he liked to play cricket
In his career took many a wicket
the crowd he enthralls 
as he shines up his balls
He tempts the Pommies to snick it

TABLE TENNIS
A keen young sportsman named Dennis
Favourite game is called table tennis
hits balls over the net
won many a set
A plumber when young an apprentice

Premium Memberwhat the UFCK

The Knicks brought us all a delight
It proved NY sports fans were right
But with UFC 
Where it should not be
We see that D.T.’s not too bright

Premium MemberMotivation - or The Three Minute Mile

It's true that man made it to space,
but can he run a three-minute mile race?
They said it could never be done
till a man, in three minutes, won, 
while a grizzly got second place.


Premium MemberQuixotic

 
	       Jose, quixotic matador, no fool
               Played it close to the vest, clung to this rule
                   Since the bull might kill
                   He never took a swill
              Nothing harder than kool-aid ~ suit-a-ble

Premium MemberThe Ayatollah Flies Solo

  
	  Don’t feel sorry for the Ayatollah
	  Just ‘cos that old man has to fly solo

             Yes, he’s got to make a buck
             But he is not out of luck 

          They say he’s a fine amateur bowler

Premium MemberOlympian In Absentia

He said that in odd years he's fat,
He can't be Olympian in that.
In years that are not,
He can't find the spot,
Or else he'd have gold by the vat.

Premium Memberkatie

katie l a shining girl

anthem salute swimming swirl

a thousand breathless reps

she mounts again top steps

nations pride nations pearl.

Premium MemberAccounting for Pickleball

      It seems ‘Pickleball’ has swept the nation
      Folks play after work and on vacation

          Fav’rite pre-game drills
          Eating kosher dills

      Accounting for their in-FAT-u-a-tion

Premium MemberThe Eel

Eric swam in a pool of dreams 
Score and five years passed people's squeams
Contest of quick start 
Conquest of brave heart 
Standing strong with flag's tiny gleams

Premium MemberPortrait of an All-American Fe-Male

       When Joe was young he had tonsilitis 
        In grade school he developed bronchitis
            Later, elbow bursitis
            And Colitis, Neuritis
        Now that Joe’s old ~ he aches with arthritis

        Little wonder Joe’s gender-conflicted
        It could easily have been predicted
             Sick of sports injuries 
             Joe made some inquiries
        Plays dolls injury-free ~ he enlisted

Premium MemberBasketball Picks

Untimely was Hamilton Hicks
In making his basketball picks.
He knew it all well,
How each bracket fell,
But always too late with his clicks.

Premium MemberThe Battle of the Bulge

A vaulter, reportedly French,
thought earning a medal a cinch.
Though they won’t divulge
the size of his bulge,
he lost by much more than an inch.
© Jeff Kyser  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member G O A T s and Royal Golden Guernsey Goats



We laud the sports G. O. A. T. ‘s,
the “Greatest of all Time” who please
    us fans with their skills.
    We crave those great thrills.
Each chance to support them, we seize.

Of special goats, you might have heard,
deemed royal by King Charles the III.
    This rare golden breed
    is regal indeed.
Last month this bestowal occurred.

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