Short Sports Poems

Short Sports Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Sports by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Sports by length and keyword.


Bowling

Bowling is a sport, It’s boring to watch.
If a person plays it,
He must be good at it.



©Demand4poetry
21 February 2013


Sports

Sports is what keeps me alive,sports is how I thrive,I couldn't live without sports,and sports could not live without me.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Champion Wrestling

wrestling ‘tween nephews 
and trav’ling uncle, teaching, taunting,
flipping, sweating, bonding,
championing smiles

Premium Member victoria

a nations athletic whim

a tribute olympic hymn

a mantle displays

a greatest of days

victorias medals swim.
Form: Limerick

Tight Line

How much can it take
Pole attempting not to break….
Flash beneath the lake

By Robb A. Kopp
All Rights Reserved © MMX
Form: Senryu


Premium Member Stretching Boundaries

You see them stretching
bending each leg back so far
boundaries tested
overextending limits
~ Then they run a marathon
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Emagi Teasdale Maiden

Sara Teasdale 'MAIDEN'

             _ _                          _ _
 play     |  |  |  • • • • • •      |  |  |  over
Form: Shape

Premium Member Pointless

with bullseye moving and my arrow quivering could this be pointless? 2/21/2023 Sponsor: Brian Strand

Kyrgios

I hate that Kyrgios guy,
A brat from his head to his crotch,
But I know I mustn't lie, 
Of Tennis, he's all that I watch
© Shiiii Idk  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member River Rafters

rafters run rapids raucous ribaldry resounds ~ rugged ridge raptors
Written October 22, 2022
Form: Senryu

Thundering Charge

Pounding driving run
Rubber squeaking against wood
Pound step pound all net

By Robb A. Kopp
All Rights Reserved © MMX
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Shooting Skeet

Shoot Skeet

     No Eat

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(© All Rights Reserved)

For Brian's Footle Contest
Form: Monorhyme

Thump Thump Fault

Determined to see Wimble done
She turned on her TV for fun
Net Assault
Thump Thump "Fault!"
Ilene's air conditioner won!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Monoku T 20

tip it &run *  cricket*


*https://www.lexico.com/definition/tip-and-run

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty20(T20)
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Full Tact Sport

The sore winner, bested by a gracious defeat.




22/12/18

Winners And Losers Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Silent One
Form: Monoku

Big Rex

You Who....Yo clerihew contest




Coach Rex Ryan
thought Jets were flying
a big belly and mouth
now nothing to shout
Form: Clerihew

Marathon Man

Morning; I awake
with stiffness in my
lank legs.
Yesterdays long run
has taken its toll
on my
ungrateful, ageing
body.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member One Liners 4- Sports

winning is so wonderful he said it's like a drug.





9th December 2015
For contest 'One liners 4', sponsor Silent One
© Viv Wigley  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Monoku

The Moment

Crunch, Crunch.
Leaves heralding
Brown forms ghosting through oaks.
Pulse quickens, hands sweat, try to breathe.
Showtime.
Form: Cinquain

Premium Member The 'Bear'

Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant
Football giant.
The lovable grizzly bear
Used a stadium for his lair.

Copyright © 2010  By Caryl S. Muzzey
Form: Clerihew

Oscar De La Hoya Blues

It is way too late to discover
that you can no longer deliver
and after the long, hard years
what remains is wear and tear.
Form: Ode

Premium Member 2018 Fifa World Cup France Vs Belgium Semi-Final

Umtiti's header
Les Bleus to World Cup Final...
France on a hot streak
Bastion of confidence
Second trophy in their sights
© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Winch a Cinch

with clinch of teeth, a clench of fist, straining to flinch, the sail inched up, on tug of winch, a cinch
Form: Cinquain

The Love of Hockey

The slice of the skates creates
An atmosphere of greats
They fly on the ice
Not the least bit of nice
A game of ego awaits.
Form: Limerick

Hand Ball

it get you in shape
you run and bake
from the sweat
you get you can bet
to have to catch hit as it fall
PLAYING
HAND BALL

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