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Sports Limerick Poems

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

Portrait of an All-American Fe-Male

       When Joe was young he had tonsilitis 
        In grade school...

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Categories: conflict, gender, humor, pain,

Basketball 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.
...

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Categories: basketball, funny, future, humor,

The 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....

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Categories: humorous, sports,

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.
  ...

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Categories: animal, tribute,

Lou And Doug

“Politics is a contact sport” —Steve Chabot
It ain't over 'till it's over   —Yogi Berra

Loug And Doug

Pleasant gentlemen both, broad shouldered and tall
Good sports...

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Categories: america, analogy, baseball, celebrity,

victoria

victorias medals swim

great nations athletic whim

a mantle displays

the greatest of days

ode to an olympic hymn.
...

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Categories: appreciation, celebration, games, inspirational,

Poor Pitiful Danny Diver

     Danny Diver is no belly-flopper
     Only this time his dive came a-cropper 

   ...

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Categories: drink, fate, sad, sports,

Armand Duplantis

I sat, uninspired, in my condo. 
When on TV, no routine John Doe 
Flew above a balloon 
And then over the moon, 
That amazing pole...

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Categories: humor, hyperbole, paris, sports,

SIBLING SUPPORT

Special child triumphs midst physical zest
Expressing his love with warm gestures’ best
As his hugs and embrace
Reign over wheelchair race
Making him the winner in running test!

In...

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Categories: appreciation, blessing, child, christian,

Racecar or Kayak - or Both

He wanted to drive a racecar-
a deed that would make him a star.
His friends would say wow-
and Mom, praise avow
for scoring top level- bizarre!

Now flashing...

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Categories: cool, funny, kid, sports,

My Gambler Friend

   My gambler friend was addicted to sports
   He’d place bets on which golfer’d wear shorts
     He...

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Categories: addiction, girlfriend, money, sports,

Chins and Bat Wings

I know a lady who sports two huge chins
She even proudly shows off her bat wings
Always smiles as she goes
Never airs her sorrows
Joy to the...

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Categories: care, happiness,

march 17 hockey holy trinity

They're pagans on ice with wood sticks
And maximum pain each inflicts
But Saint Patrick knows
God prefers trios
Like three-leaf shamrocks and hat tricks...

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Categories: god, hockey, humor, sports,

The Sequin Queen

There is a girl known as twinkle toes 
Who is dancing wherever she goes
She’s the sequin queen 
Shines like a sunbeam 
Such a shame the...

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Categories: dance, humorous,

vicarious gladiator syndrome

The primeval feelings they court
Are thrills from kills as a cohort
The owners are betting
That this bloodletting
Attracts all to football as sport


Author's note: A celebrity commenter...

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Categories: emotions, passion, sports, violence,