Sports Poems

Game Day

Warm sunny Saturday afternoons

Digging my cletes into the fresh green grass

Bodies bolting back and forth across the field

The popping of the helmets colliding together

The shouting of joy coming from my coach

The screeching of the referee's whistle

The grip of a football in my hand

Bright beaming sunlight hitting my face

The sound of the crowd's victory cheer

The feeling of accomplishment

The feeling that I gave it my all on game day

-Lanier

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My Last Game

The cracking of the pads

On one another.

The yells and screams of the crowd,

A dirty football flying through the air.

The taste of an old mouthpiece.

The rough ball hitting my hand

And a muddy shoulder smashing into my ribs.

The feeling of a sweaty wristband on my arm

And the voices going through my head.

The game is over the cold feeling of Gatorade

Rushing through my body

Refills me with energy.

My family is waiting for me on the sideline.

The sweat dripping from my hair

Onto my face.

This is my last game.

-Derek

The Sound of A Bang

The sound of a bang

As he hit the ground

I hear somebody say That's how you play D

As I get up my teammates pat me on the back

Good job #51

As I line up

For the next play

I look at him and I see the fear

In his eyes

From getting popped

On the last play

I could tell he didn't

Want the ball again

And that just made me feel stronger.

As I creep up to [the] line

I hear [their] coach saying

Block #51

But

The couldn't block me

Because I'm magic.

When I'm playing football

It['s] not enough to get a tackle

I want to hear the sound of a

Bang!

-Bryant

It's Your Time to Shine

The smell of hairspray

In the air.

Using spray gold glitter

To stand out and shine

The taste of Vaseline on my teeth

Making me want to smile even more.

Always in front

Arms get weak as I base a climb

Popping the moves on point

With the girls

Under the bright lights.

Our routine is finished

Did we do good enough to win?

All on stage about 30 teams

sweaty and weak.

Then I hear first place goes to...

"Fairdale Bulldogs!"

Getting shiny gold medals

To call our own.

Cheerleading is something

That runs in my blood!

-Taylor

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