ONCE AGAIN IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR
THOUGH THE REALITY SEEMS QUITE HARD
AS THE GREEN AND SHINING LEAVES OF SUMMER
FORM DRIFTS IN THE CORNERS OF OUR YARDS
THIS NOW SEEMS TO BE THE TIME
WHEN SUMMER'S HEAT AND PASSION SLIP AWAY
WITH THE SUMMER SUN SETTING A LITTLE BIT EARLIER
SHORTENING THESE EARLY AUTUMN DAYS
THERE ARE SOME SAVING GRACES FOR THIS SEASON
LIKE THE LEAVES' BRILLIANT COLORS BEFORE THEY FALL
AND WHAT'S BECOME OUR FAVORITE PASTIME
WATCHING AND PLAYING AMERICAN FOOTBALL
MOST OF US WHO CALL OURSELVES FOOTBALL FANS
FIND IT HARD TO WAIT FOR THE SEASON TO BEGIN
AS WE WONDER, PLAN AND REALLY HOPE
OUR FAVORITE TEAMS WILL DOMINATE ONCE AGAIN
THE TEAMS THAT MOST OF US FOLLOW CLOSELY
GREEN BAY'S PACKERS AND THE MINNESOTA VIKES
LAST YEAR PLAYED LATE INTO THE POSTSEASON
THOUGH THEIR FINAL SCORES WEREN'T ANYTHING TO LIKE
THE VIKINGS ENTERED LAST FOOTBALL SEASON
UNSURE OF JUST WHERE THEIR FUTURE WOULD LEAD
FEELING LIKE THEY WERE NEAR A BREAKTHROUGH
BUT KNOWING THEY CARRIED SOME SERIOUS NEEDS
THE VIKES WERE IN NEED OF A BIG-TIME QUARTERBACK
SO THE REACHED OUT FOR A FAMILIAR FACE AND NAME
RECLAIMING THE GAME OF BRETT LORENZO FAVRE
WHOSE PLAY AGAINST THE VIKINGS CONTRIBUTED TO HIS FAME
THIS WAS THE SORT OF MOVE THAT CARRIES MUCH RISK
AS THE QUESTION IS CAN HE STILL BRING HIS LEVEL OF PLAY
BUT IN WHAT SHULDN'T HAVE REALLY BEEN A SURPRISE
BRETT CAME ROLLING BACK EASILY ALL THE WAY
IN FACT HE LOOKED AS GOOD AS HE HAD IN RECENT MEMORY
LIKE HIS GAME HE GONE THROUGH A REBIRTH
DESPITE THE DOUBTS SHOWN IN THE PRESEASON
THERE COULD BE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS WORTH
BETWEEN THE REBIRTH OF BRETT'S GAME
AND THE BEST DEFENSE THAT COACH CHILLY COULD DEVISE
AS THE SEASON WORE ON MINNESOTA'S FANS
STARTED SEARCHING FOR SUPER BOWL TRAVEL BUYS
HOWEVER THEIR SEASON CAME TO A SUDDEN END
AS HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES BEFORE
WHEN THE VIKES FACED THE SAINTS FOR A SUPER BOWL BERTH
AND WOUND UP SHORT ON THE FINAL SCORE
VIKINGS' FANS HAVE COMMENTED THEY THOUGHT THE SAINTS EXCEEDED
THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE REGARDED AS “OK”
BUT THEY STILL HAD A CHANCE UNTIL AN ERRANT PASS
SIMPLY GAVE ANY CHANCE TO WIN AWAY
NOW AS THE VIKINGS KICK OFF THIS YEAR'S SEASON
THEIR FIRST OPPONENT TURNS OUT TO BE NEW ORLEANS
AND WHILE FOR SOME REASON SOME THINK THE SAINTS ARE DOOMED
THE RESULTS WILL HAVE TO REMAIN TO BE SEEN
THE VIKES GO INTO THIS YEAR'S MEATGRINDER
BEING PRETTY MUCH THE REINCARNATION OF LAST YEAR
OTHER THAN A FEW CHANGES DUE TO INJURY
WHICH ARENT SEEMING TO CAUSE THE COACHING STAFF MUCH FEAR.
SIDNEY RICE HAD SURGERY ON A HIP
AND WILL MISS A MONTH AND A HALF
AND OF ALL THE UNUSUAL AILMENTS, PERCY'S SLEEP APNEA
HAS GOT TO MAKE MOST PEOPLE WANT TO LAUGH.....
THE GREEN BAY PACKERS ALSO PLAYED QUITE WELL
LOOKING CLEARLY LIKE A FIRST-RATE CONTENDER
THEY TOOK ARIZONA’S CARDINALS TO OVERTIME
A FEAT THAT PROVED THEY WERE FAR FROM BEING PRETENDERS
UNFORTUNATELY YOUNG AARON RODGERS SHOWED US
THAT HE HAS LEARNED SOME CRISIS-MOVES FROM BRETT
AS HIS PASS TURNED OUT TO BE A BIT OFF-LINE
CAUSING ALL PACKER FANS TO BREAK INTO AN ICY SWEAT
AND YES THE CARDINALS INTERCEPTED IT
RUNNING EASILY INTO THE ARIZONA END ZONE
ENDING GREEN BAY'S ATTEMPT TO ADVANCE IN THE PLAYOFFS
AND LEAVING AARON RODGERS STANDING ALL ALONE
IT WAS THE END OF A MOST PRODUCTIVE SEASON
ONE WHERE PROBLEMS AND SHORTCOMINGS WERE OVERCOME BY THE PACK
PROBLEMS LIKE AN OFENSIVE LINE THAT STRUGGLED EARLY
AND WAS CAPABLE OF YIELDING FIFTY-ONE SACKS
BY SEASON'S END HOWEVER THAT OFFENSIVE LINE HAD HEALED
AS THE RUNNING GAME BECAME MOST EFFECTIVE AT LAST
AND THE PASSING GAME WORKED LIKE A FINELY-TUNED MACHINE
RIVALING THE PLAY OF A FAVRE-LED TEAM FROM SEASON'S PAST
THE QUESTION THAT'S BEEN CARRIED OVER FROM LAST SEASON
ISN'T TOO DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE CARRIED OVER EVERY YEAR
CAN THE PACKERS CARRYOVER THE THINGS THAT WORKED
WHILE MAKING THE THINGS THAT DIDN'T SIMPLY DISAPPEAR
REALLY THERE ISN'T A LOT TO BE ABANDONED
AS MOST THINGS WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL
OR AT LEAST THAT IS THE WAY THAT IT LOOKED TO US
SO FAR AS OUR VANTAGE POINT COULD TELL
AARON RODGERS WILL STILL BE AT THE HELM
DEMONSTRATING HIS RIGHT ARM AND HIS BRAIN
AS THE SCORING PASSES HE FIRES DOWN THE FIELD
FALL INTO THE ENDZONES LIKE SO MUCH SCOING RAIN
RYAN GRANT SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO CARRY THE TEAM
AS THE RUNNING GAME FILLS THE ROLE THAT'S NEEDED
BECAUSE THE OFFENSIVE LINE GETS NOTHING BUT BETTER
AND AT GAMES' END THEIR PLAY HAS CLEARLY SUCCEEDED
THE PACKERS' DEFENSE LAST YEAR CAME TOGETHER
AND WERE ABLE TO SHUT MANY OPPONENTS DOWN
WITH SUPERIOR TALENT AND A WINNING GAME PLAN
OTHER OFFENSES FOUND THEMSELVES BEING PUSHED AROUND
AS THE TEAM PREPARES FOR THIS SEASON
MANY EXPERTS IN THE PRESS AND ON TV
ARE PREDICTING GREAT THINGS FOR THE BOYS
-I GUESS WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE
THE GUYS WHO'RE WEARING GREEN AND GOLD
HAVE SOME HUGE EXPECTATIONS TO LIVE UP TO
AS LONG AS THEY DON'T LET THEIR EGOS GET IN THE WAY
THERE MAY BE NO LIMIT TO THE THINGS THEY CAN DO...
Carl "Gator" Nelson
Packers 'verses' Vikings: A Poetic Perspective
Packers Verses Vikings | Book of NFL game day football poems
THOUGH THE REALITY SEEMS QUITE HARD
AS THE GREEN AND SHINING LEAVES OF SUMMER
FORM DRIFTS IN THE CORNERS OF OUR YARDS
THIS NOW SEEMS TO BE THE TIME
WHEN SUMMER'S HEAT AND PASSION SLIP AWAY
WITH THE SUMMER SUN SETTING A LITTLE BIT EARLIER
SHORTENING THESE EARLY AUTUMN DAYS
THERE ARE SOME SAVING GRACES FOR THIS SEASON
LIKE THE LEAVES' BRILLIANT COLORS BEFORE THEY FALL
AND WHAT'S BECOME OUR FAVORITE PASTIME
WATCHING AND PLAYING AMERICAN FOOTBALL
MOST OF US WHO CALL OURSELVES FOOTBALL FANS
FIND IT HARD TO WAIT FOR THE SEASON TO BEGIN
AS WE WONDER, PLAN AND REALLY HOPE
OUR FAVORITE TEAMS WILL DOMINATE ONCE AGAIN
THE TEAMS THAT MOST OF US FOLLOW CLOSELY
GREEN BAY'S PACKERS AND THE MINNESOTA VIKES
LAST YEAR PLAYED LATE INTO THE POSTSEASON
THOUGH THEIR FINAL SCORES WEREN'T ANYTHING TO LIKE
THE VIKINGS ENTERED LAST FOOTBALL SEASON
UNSURE OF JUST WHERE THEIR FUTURE WOULD LEAD
FEELING LIKE THEY WERE NEAR A BREAKTHROUGH
BUT KNOWING THEY CARRIED SOME SERIOUS NEEDS
THE VIKES WERE IN NEED OF A BIG-TIME QUARTERBACK
SO THE REACHED OUT FOR A FAMILIAR FACE AND NAME
RECLAIMING THE GAME OF BRETT LORENZO FAVRE
WHOSE PLAY AGAINST THE VIKINGS CONTRIBUTED TO HIS FAME
THIS WAS THE SORT OF MOVE THAT CARRIES MUCH RISK
AS THE QUESTION IS CAN HE STILL BRING HIS LEVEL OF PLAY
BUT IN WHAT SHULDN'T HAVE REALLY BEEN A SURPRISE
BRETT CAME ROLLING BACK EASILY ALL THE WAY
IN FACT HE LOOKED AS GOOD AS HE HAD IN RECENT MEMORY
LIKE HIS GAME HE GONE THROUGH A REBIRTH
DESPITE THE DOUBTS SHOWN IN THE PRESEASON
THERE COULD BE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS WORTH
BETWEEN THE REBIRTH OF BRETT'S GAME
AND THE BEST DEFENSE THAT COACH CHILLY COULD DEVISE
AS THE SEASON WORE ON MINNESOTA'S FANS
STARTED SEARCHING FOR SUPER BOWL TRAVEL BUYS
HOWEVER THEIR SEASON CAME TO A SUDDEN END
AS HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES BEFORE
WHEN THE VIKES FACED THE SAINTS FOR A SUPER BOWL BERTH
AND WOUND UP SHORT ON THE FINAL SCORE
VIKINGS' FANS HAVE COMMENTED THEY THOUGHT THE SAINTS EXCEEDED
THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE REGARDED AS “OK”
BUT THEY STILL HAD A CHANCE UNTIL AN ERRANT PASS
SIMPLY GAVE ANY CHANCE TO WIN AWAY
NOW AS THE VIKINGS KICK OFF THIS YEAR'S SEASON
THEIR FIRST OPPONENT TURNS OUT TO BE NEW ORLEANS
AND WHILE FOR SOME REASON SOME THINK THE SAINTS ARE DOOMED
THE RESULTS WILL HAVE TO REMAIN TO BE SEEN
THE VIKES GO INTO THIS YEAR'S MEATGRINDER
BEING PRETTY MUCH THE REINCARNATION OF LAST YEAR
OTHER THAN A FEW CHANGES DUE TO INJURY
WHICH ARENT SEEMING TO CAUSE THE COACHING STAFF MUCH FEAR.
SIDNEY RICE HAD SURGERY ON A HIP
AND WILL MISS A MONTH AND A HALF
AND OF ALL THE UNUSUAL AILMENTS, PERCY'S SLEEP APNEA
HAS GOT TO MAKE MOST PEOPLE WANT TO LAUGH.....
THE GREEN BAY PACKERS ALSO PLAYED QUITE WELL
LOOKING CLEARLY LIKE A FIRST-RATE CONTENDER
THEY TOOK ARIZONA’S CARDINALS TO OVERTIME
A FEAT THAT PROVED THEY WERE FAR FROM BEING PRETENDERS
UNFORTUNATELY YOUNG AARON RODGERS SHOWED US
THAT HE HAS LEARNED SOME CRISIS-MOVES FROM BRETT
AS HIS PASS TURNED OUT TO BE A BIT OFF-LINE
CAUSING ALL PACKER FANS TO BREAK INTO AN ICY SWEAT
AND YES THE CARDINALS INTERCEPTED IT
RUNNING EASILY INTO THE ARIZONA END ZONE
ENDING GREEN BAY'S ATTEMPT TO ADVANCE IN THE PLAYOFFS
AND LEAVING AARON RODGERS STANDING ALL ALONE
IT WAS THE END OF A MOST PRODUCTIVE SEASON
ONE WHERE PROBLEMS AND SHORTCOMINGS WERE OVERCOME BY THE PACK
PROBLEMS LIKE AN OFENSIVE LINE THAT STRUGGLED EARLY
AND WAS CAPABLE OF YIELDING FIFTY-ONE SACKS
BY SEASON'S END HOWEVER THAT OFFENSIVE LINE HAD HEALED
AS THE RUNNING GAME BECAME MOST EFFECTIVE AT LAST
AND THE PASSING GAME WORKED LIKE A FINELY-TUNED MACHINE
RIVALING THE PLAY OF A FAVRE-LED TEAM FROM SEASON'S PAST
THE QUESTION THAT'S BEEN CARRIED OVER FROM LAST SEASON
ISN'T TOO DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE CARRIED OVER EVERY YEAR
CAN THE PACKERS CARRYOVER THE THINGS THAT WORKED
WHILE MAKING THE THINGS THAT DIDN'T SIMPLY DISAPPEAR
REALLY THERE ISN'T A LOT TO BE ABANDONED
AS MOST THINGS WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL
OR AT LEAST THAT IS THE WAY THAT IT LOOKED TO US
SO FAR AS OUR VANTAGE POINT COULD TELL
AARON RODGERS WILL STILL BE AT THE HELM
DEMONSTRATING HIS RIGHT ARM AND HIS BRAIN
AS THE SCORING PASSES HE FIRES DOWN THE FIELD
FALL INTO THE ENDZONES LIKE SO MUCH SCOING RAIN
RYAN GRANT SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO CARRY THE TEAM
AS THE RUNNING GAME FILLS THE ROLE THAT'S NEEDED
BECAUSE THE OFFENSIVE LINE GETS NOTHING BUT BETTER
AND AT GAMES' END THEIR PLAY HAS CLEARLY SUCCEEDED
THE PACKERS' DEFENSE LAST YEAR CAME TOGETHER
AND WERE ABLE TO SHUT MANY OPPONENTS DOWN
WITH SUPERIOR TALENT AND A WINNING GAME PLAN
OTHER OFFENSES FOUND THEMSELVES BEING PUSHED AROUND
AS THE TEAM PREPARES FOR THIS SEASON
MANY EXPERTS IN THE PRESS AND ON TV
ARE PREDICTING GREAT THINGS FOR THE BOYS
-I GUESS WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE
THE GUYS WHO'RE WEARING GREEN AND GOLD
HAVE SOME HUGE EXPECTATIONS TO LIVE UP TO
AS LONG AS THEY DON'T LET THEIR EGOS GET IN THE WAY
THERE MAY BE NO LIMIT TO THE THINGS THEY CAN DO...
Carl "Gator" Nelson
Packers 'verses' Vikings: A Poetic Perspective
Packers Verses Vikings | Book of NFL game day football poems
