Sports Rhyme Poems | Examples

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


Premium MemberEngland vs Argentina

The grass is the same in Buenos Aires and London
Argentina presses as Messi runs
National feelings, reduced to action
millions of fans with opposite reactions
England breathless as Kane goes to score 
Argentina or England? Who will win one more?
One team will lose, and the other reach for glory
We're nearing the end of the World Cup story
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Tomorrow 07/15/2026 3PM US, 9pm Paris
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A song for this:
We Are the Champions (Live Aid) by Queen

On Youtube: youtu.be/FP808MiJUcM


Premium MemberThe Americans Will Not Win the Cup

Americans won't be competing for the World Cup anymore. The boys from Belgium sent them right out the door. The red, white, and blue, were done in by the red, yellow, and black. The Belgians sported a very potent offensive attack. Yes, the final score was Belgium 4, USA 1. The home grown guys were certainly undone. Some American soccer fans may be shedding tears. Their team has to wait for another four years.

Premium MemberEngaging All the Senses

I dreamt of my gal Maria
and a trip to the pizzeria,
and, so, I called her up,
"Let's eat pizza and watch the World Cup".
 
The minute we walked through the door,
I could smell what we had in store.
I inhaled deep and slow - 
garlic and oregano.

I looked past my beauty's dazzling eyes,
onto a screen of humongous size,
and heard the customers cheer
as I ordered up a beer.

Zero to zero, the clock did tick
when I saw that amazing kick,
just before the whistle blast,
and the game was over at last.

Just after that incredible shot,
my pizza came and it was hot.
I burned my mouth - Maria laughed,
and said, "that was just the first half".

Premium MemberSnollygoster Makes the Team

Picking twenty-five to be profound or dazzle, 
concisely, causes coach's mind to frazzle.  
A word choice made - "You're on my roster. 
Suit up, 'snollygoster'".

Premium MemberSo Spake Simple Simon

Folk say I'm simple, it's a fallacy I am comprehensive, absolutely Here I stand before you, to tell the truth I'm simply enjoying days of my youth. Schooling excites me, there's so much to learn Adventures in the future, them I yearn Till then I absorb everything I'm taught And enjoy the variety of sports. We are a family of five in all One son and two daughters, having a ball I look out for my siblings, see them safe Kept from all harm, with protection in place. My aim is to make my Mar and Par proud My love for them I avow and shout loud I am honoured to belong in their nest They're simply the sweetest, fabulous best.


Premium MemberBreathless

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." ~ Maya Angelou   

A lake view emerging from a mountain pass,
turquoise water reflecting the sun like glass -
a view of heaven; 

butter-fingered hands that missed,
a football to the stomach and a fist -
countless bullies (six or seven);

on a prairie, soaking in some peace,
hearing honking of Canadian geese -
moving with the seasons; 

the girl next door, a beautiful bride,
several of the wedding guests cried - 
for different reasons.

Premium MemberHeidi Sands Will Not Like this Poem


              New Hampshire winters
                 late October arrival
              Snow, snow, snow, snow
                 raw survival                    

              More and more, just piled on
                 grand for winter sports

              if you are a ‘winter sport’…

              Come mid-April, Boston's alive with flowers
                   but up there in New Hampshire
                   no such revival
                       ~ snow gone viral

Premium MemberDRIVE TIME TALE

Driving on a two-lane road,
my mind focused and easy,
no worries, no mental load,
I felt good, free and breezy.

Chatting with my backseat child,
enjoying together time,
our moods were playful styled.
All things were surely fine.

A sports car came way too close,
then it slowed, but it did not pass.
Just then, my son’s question rose,
“Why is that man doing that?”

“Son, it’s how traffic news is signaled
when drivers' voices cannot be heard.
Middle fingers mimic the crass tones
of a vile species called 'Greeting Birds."

Premium MemberFather

Co-leader keeping a family strong;
Hopes, dreams, and goals he helps nurture along.
Wise guidance coupled with a firm handshake;
Sharing advice about which paths to take.

A dad is all of this and much more, too;
Helps son(s), daughter(s) find what they want to do.
From son’s crib time to her walk down the aisle;
A father’s presence is there all the while.

Whether shoulder rides or trying out sports;
A father takes on roles of many sorts.
A servant-leader living as he should;
He helps his family and neighborhood.

Through life skills he helps others self-direct;
Showing them love, honor, and self-respect.
Bringing out the best in those he reaches;
Through patience, love, and the things he teaches.

Premium MemberAustralia's Premier Athlete

Introducing Australia's premier athlete:
he has big shoes to fill because he has big feet - 
a champion of kickboxing and long jump too, 
he's the unparalleled kangaroo.

Premium MemberMother Nature's Football Game

I heard Mother Nature say,
"Let's play football today".
Plants versus animals - the teams were picked. 
Would the flora all be licked?
The thunder and lightning of the crowd
cheered them on, sounding loud. 
While the fauna moved the ball, 
barking out every call,
the flora didn't make a sound...
yet they held their ground. 
Unnoticed, there among us, 
stood the unseen fungus.

Premium MemberFatalists of Track and Field

Ancient men of track and field
asked, "What did our efforts yield?"
"I ran around and then I found
myself back at the start of the track."
"...And I vaulted to the sky, but could not fly,
and fell back to the ground."

Premium MemberWhat a Poet Won't Do for a Rhyme

  	A finely honed art, excelling at darts
		                                     ~ similar to lighting farts

Premium MemberSplit Seconds

  
              A split second
                 a mere centimeter
              separates champions
                 from fame's cheated ones

              Who came in second
                 no one remembers
               dust-covered records
                 airless embers

Premium Memberflitter the knitter

Flitter the knitter went over the brink
made dress for her frig, a skirt for her sink
her toaster wore red, her oven wore blue
she made a sports bra for her cat named Who

Flitter the knitter was on a roll and could not stop
In a store she would throw yarn in her cart to the top
She had knitting needles in her house, boat and car
She was obsessed, a compulsive knitting star

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