Basketball Rhyme Poems

Four Wheels
 I saw a stranger in a wheelchair.
 At the gym shooting hoops by herself.
 The courage to keep on going.
 No care toward...

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When playing basketball
being tall is best it's thought
but that's not all
wearing saggy baggy shorts on the court
needs keen hand-eye coordination
plus being fleet of foot
and have...

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The roar of the crowd fills the air
The whistle blows, my heart pumping
Bucket for Bucket, foul for foul
A free shot soon to be coming

A needed...

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Next time around I will be six foot eight
I will play basketball, and I will be great
Next time around I will be born in a...

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The dromedary camel has one hump,
and the Bactrian camel has two,
but I always get them mixed up!
Do you?

So, just for a bit of fun,
here are...

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The squeak of shoes, a rhythm on the floor,
The orange sphere, a target to explore.
A clash of wills beneath the stadium's glare,
Where gravity defies and...

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Love is everything,
A game, a passion, a dream.
Basketball, my greatest love,
So tiring, but so much fun.

Though I cannot play today,
An injury keeps me away.
Jumper’s knee,...

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   Trump Derangement Syndrome
     and Hoya Paranoia*

   Both reside in Washington D.C.
     both...

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    WNBA’s on track to lose $50 million this year
      mostly because its veteran players feared
 ...

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I don’t like painting.
I don’t like to sing.
The hours I waste after school.
Make them think I’m a fool.
I chose to do nothing.
Even when my phone...

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The bike that made me fall.
I could never figure out baseball.
Or basketball, or tennis, or any sport.
Anything involving some kind of court.
Coordination, I am trying...

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I watched a little basketball
To cheer the U.S.A.,
Though it’s a sport I’d never follow
Any other day.

I also caught some swimmers
Wit their strokes in perfect form,
Racing...

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Had a dream about doctors,
     and broken bones, and needles,
All the while listening to 
     Bob Dylan...

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We spent the day in Spokane…by the way it rhymes with man

Now that I’ve cleared up that pronunciation mystery….
how about I take a moment for...

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   When you hitch your wagon to a new star
      you best make sure she’s up to par
...

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