A joyful poem about soccer
Learning Objective: Students will read a lighthearted rhyming poem about playing soccer and identify various elements of poetry, including point of view.
More!
Win or lose,
when the game is through,
there’s only one thing
we want to do!
We want to play soccer!
We’re ready for more!
We don’t need a ref,
a coach, or a fan.
With old friends or new,
there’s only one plan!
We want to play soccer!
We’re ready for more!
We don’t mind the rain.
There’s plenty of light.
We never get tired.
Who cares if it’s night?
We want to play soccer!
Pass, shoot, score!
The poem “More!” from Soccerverse: Poems About Soccer. Text copyright © 2019 by Elizabeth Steinglass. Published by Wordsong, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, a division of Astra Publishing House, New York, USA. All rights reserved.
This article was originally published in the May/June 2026 issue.
