Poems About: FOOTBALL

Life seemed so good when I was in my twenties
Before time left me looking old and gray
I used to play soccer and gaelic football
And I could run and chase the ball all day. read more »

Twenty-Two stalwarts in stripes and shorts
Kicking a ball along,
Set in a square of leather-lunged sports
Twenty-two thousand strong, read more »

' This is based on a true story that I read when I was a boy and a die
hard fan of football'

'What can be in a father's mind after he left his only son in a read more »

I hate it when the season's over
because football is a drug to me
I have to go cold turkey
and my mind is all at sea. read more »

Happy childhood memories the best memories of all
And my younger years in Millstreet I will always recall
On evenings in Summer up to the mid Fall
In the Townpark at the West End we played gaelic football read more »

When the feet kiss the ball,
for all tackles u make,
divine is the feel,
for FOOTBALL is the game, read more »

In the seventies it was madness
Saturday's at football matches
steel toe capped boots
braces and cropped hair. read more »

It can end relationships
make you feel morose,
but it can lift the spirits
and put a spring in the step. read more »

You either love it or hate it
it is probably a disease
it can put you on cloud nine
but it can bring you to your knees. read more »

Really big game on Saturday
playing a team at the top
told my mates to be there
let the women go to the shops. read more »

I was not any use at Gaelic Football or Soccer though I played in Millstreet Townpark in the rain
And I played Soccer in Neily Duggan's Inch Field but these things I will never do again
With my young friends for us it was enjoyment but few things in life stay the same
The fire of youth in us was burning but it now is a flickering flame read more »

The town decorated in the colours of the local football club for the weekend's big game
Suppose in sports as in life it is all about winning and fame
The local footballers are playing for renown
For the fans and love of self glory and love of the Hometown read more »