Football Footles
Thanks go out to all of the participants who joined in the football footle activity.  Since soccer was the prelude to western football, some of the footles deal with soccer.  Brian Strand developed the footle form which has been enjoyed by many.  Thank you, Brian, for your creativity.                                    --Carolyn
Soccer                                                                 Houston Texans’ First Pick
new name                                                           Clowney
old game                                                             Downey
By Brian Strand                                                  By Kevin Bates
Seattle Seahawks                                              Summer’s Over
12th man                                                            It's Fall.
loud fan                                                             Football!
By Carl "Papa" Palmer                                      By Carl "Papa" Palmer
Rooting for Favorite Football Team                  The Success of the New England Patriots
Go Browns                                                        One key
Touchdowns                                                      Brady
By Russell Sivey                                               By Russell Sivey
Vikings' Victory!                                               Giants' Quarterback Sneak
game day                                                        Eli
my way                                                           Slides by
By Karen O’Leary                                           By Diane Locksley
Jets' Second String Vick-tory                         Manchester United's Loose Shorts
Vick benched                                                 Moony
Heart wrenched                                             Rooney
By Diane Locksley                                         By Jack Horne
Dallas Cowboys’ Secret Weapon                  Retired England Captain in a punch up    
Romo                                                            Deck 'em
Mojo                                                             Beckham
By Carolyn Devonshire                                 By Jack Horne
FSU Heisman Winner                                   LUCKNOW LADS        
Famous                                                        Passing
Jameis                                                         Kicking
By Carolyn Devonshire                                By Dr. Ranu Uniyal
On the Field                                                 Oklahoma Football
Tackling                                                      Sooner
Scoring                                                       Schooner
By Dr. Ranu Uniyal                                      By Robert Hewett, Sr.
Baltimore Ravens                                      Sooners Throwing Power 
Craven                                                       T. Knight 
Ravens                                                       Delight
By Robert Hewett, Sr.                                By Sheri Stanley
Seahawks’ Punter Waiting for Work         Training methods in Green Bay 
Cryin’                                                         Pack hay
Ryan                                                          All day
By Joyce Johnson                                     By Paul Callus
Player Transfer                                         Star running back loses ball
New club                                                   Fumble 
Still sub                                                     Humble
By Paul Callus                                          By Daver Austin
Special teams                                          Taste of Victory
Block Kick                                                Big win
Score Quick                                             We grin
By Jan Allison                                          By Tim Smith
A Huge Run                                             Peyton's Accurate Arm
Halfback                                                  Manning
Cuts back                                                Jamming
By Tim Smith                                          By Marlene Million
  
Colts Charm                                            Touchdown!  Fumble!
Strong Chuck                                          Humble
Good Luck                                              Tumble
By Marlene Million                                  By Jane Richer
Call time-out!                                          Peterson Dance
cuddle                                                     AP
huddle                                                    TD!
By Jane Richer                                       By Karen O'Leary
Johnny Football Flips the Bird at Washington Redskins 
talk trash 
pay cash
cross line
big fine
By Sandra Stefanowich
Texas A&M beats Nick Saben's Crimson Tide
Whama 
Bama
By Daver Austin
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Thank you for participating in this fun activity!  Hope your football/soccer teams are winning this year.  
Carolyn Devonshire
Whispers’ Activity Editor
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Special thank you, to Carolyn Devonshire, for the many hours she spent promoting and putting together this wonderful collection of poetry gems.  This has been a delight to read.  Thank you to all the contributors for sharing your words.
Sincerely,
Karen O'Leary
Whispers' Editor  
 
These are great! Thanks to you all...
ReplyDeleteThank you to both Karen and Carolyn for coming out with this footle idea; very witty and entertaining! Makes for a nice change:) // paul
ReplyDeleteDear Poetry Friends,
ReplyDeleteCarolyn deserves all the credit for this one. It was her idea. If anyone else has any ideas, I'm always open to new opportunities. Big thank you to you, Carolyn!!
Blessings,
Karen
I only had the idea. Karen did the layout.
DeleteDear Carolyn,
DeleteYou are too modest. You promoted the activity and selected the poems for publication. I thank you for all the time you put into this fun activity.
Sincerely,
Karen
Thank you Carolyn for this fun read. All of the Footles were great and I enjoyed every one.
ReplyDeleteLove, Charlene
Many thanks -
ReplyDeleteKaren
Carolyn.
warm wishes
Ranu
Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteFunny
Honey!
;-)
Super duper!
ReplyDeleteHi Everyone,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your footle comments and kind words. This was such a fun activity. It was good to see so many participating. I appreciate all the support.
Blessings,
Karen
Very funny and witty. I really enjoyed this. Congratulations Carolyn and all the poets that participated. Continued blessings!
ReplyDelete-MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)
This was a fun activity, and I enjoyed reading them all! Thank you for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteThank you, everyone, for your support with this fun event. If anyone has another idea for a future activity and would like to be the editor for it, please let me know. This presents another opportunity for growth and sharing our words. I will help the editor with final selections and formatting. Thank you for considering this.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Karen
Thank you, Jack Horne, for the following--
ReplyDeleteFootles - had a good chuckle at these and enjoyed taking part in this
Hi Everyone,
ReplyDeleteGlad so many are enjoying these. Thank you to all the contributors.
Warm regards and smiles,
Karen