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Rounders Poems - Poems about Rounders

Premium MemberKind of the Truth

...Sir Spoonsalot was a bit of a snot
His breath was stinky, smelled like rot
We were shocked when he began dating Lady Chatterbox
He loved her a bunch, they both had a crow and a fox.

But what ab...
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Categories: rounders, 10th grade, 11th grade,
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: rounders, adventure, animal, appreciation, family,
Form: Rhyme



Premium MemberLost My Temper

...I am not the only one to survive
So I have to think of others
I try not to lose my temper
Think of people's  plight
Think of people's deficiency
Think of people's hardship 
Think of people's IQ...
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Categories: rounders, fate, god, hope, lost,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberMonoku Baseball

...rounders* played in the park

*https://www.collegesportsscholarships.com/history-rounders.htm

*https://www.biggamehunters.co.uk/acatalog/History-of-Rounders.html...
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Categories: rounders, humor, sports,
Form: Monoku

Summertime

...Seasons change
They come and go
And while I enjoy their differences
The summer is my favourite
This I know

Big yellow sun in
Clear blue skies
Emits its rays
Making lovely warm days

Warm ...
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Categories: rounders, appreciation, beauty, joy, life,
Form: Rhyme



A Game Changer

...My Father had three daughters to his name,
Not one of us showed aptitude for sport;
The egg and spoon race was my claim to fame
And rounders’ balls were very rarely caught.     *

When Father’s ...
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Categories: rounders, football, sports,
Form: Rhyme

Slatted Salted Roof

...Fibreglass fibre optics frame fielding farmers. Fielding farmers are not playing rounders today. They are pushing little feet into wellington boots then chasing a lone sheep whilst riding on a two to...
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Categories: rounders, baby,
Form: I do not know?

Walking With My Mother Past Ursuline Convent and Orphanage

...Walking With My Mother Past Ursuline Convent and Orphanage (Camp Street)

she remembered
 
meals eaten in silence
agar jelly dessert, the bitterness of seaweed
washed down with milk

rounders...
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Categories: rounders, memory, mother, sad, together,
Form: Free verse

Baseball Haikus - a Brit's Perspective

...tor's lexicon
Head scratching jargon

World series warfare
Stadium armageddon
Sponsorship looting

Counterfeit rounders?
Diplomatic incident!
Sanctions on cricket!



Entry to "the national pastime" contest

Written 12th February 2017

Notes: "Rounders" is a game played in both the UK and Ireland with similar rules to baseball https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounders...
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Categories: rounders, america, baseball, funny, hilarious,
Form: Haiku

Premium MemberWhole New Ball Game

...re post inspired by Phil contest

WHOLE NEW BALL GAME

still

rounders

in the park...
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Categories: rounders, sports,
Form: tristich

Premium MemberBase Ball

...Base Ball

Give me basically any ball and I love it
                                       Hate to say it is Rugby this side of the
Ocean that divides but we are joined by
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Categories: rounders, sports,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberUnquotable Quotes - Iii

...     Unquotable quotes -  III

When in Rome, do as the Roman Nero.
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the vain and the 
         insane.
A grenade a day keeps the refugee away.
Cut your coat ...
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Categories: rounders, games, humor, humorous, imagery,
Form: Epigram

Premium MemberIreland the Land of Ire

...As a boy I walked the town, near knowing everyone
The Sun it shone all Summer long I revelled in the fun
With relatives and friends we'd play, 'til darkness sought us out
Then caring aunts would h...
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Categories: rounders, childhood, corruption, immigration, political,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberAll Hat and No Cattle

...They hung around the beer joint with the finest Western wear
with thumbs tucked in their belt loops and such a studly air.
But those boots weren't made for stirrups and were polished to a sheen,
a...
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Categories: rounders, humorous, old, time, ,
Form: Cowboy Poetry

Letter To Sixteen Year Old Self

...Hi there, sixteen, wow I have some things to say to you
Nothing drastic, just some small advice to help see you through
Life will be hard but you manage very good
Don’t be too troubled by what you th...
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Categories: rounders, life, mum, proposal,
Form: Quatrain

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