"Preparations for Christmas"

Christmas at my house is huge event

my mom needed the house sparkling clean before she was content

that meant cleaning my room several times

she often came in yelling that I missed a spot like it was a crime

An enormous amount of cooking had to be done

The only way I could help was to make a quick Shoprite run

Me and my sister tried to make cookies

They turned out great although we were rookies

Over thirty of our family members were coming

hopefully we would not ruin the plumbing

the presents under the tree overflowed 

my little cousins saw it and their faces glowed

The perfect christmas was complete when it snowed

It wasn't a lot, but it was enough to cover the road

Altogether christmas was a success 

Even my bitter old grandma looked impressed

"My Battle with Hurricane Sandy"

Hurricane Sandy hit us hard
It left a lot of debris in my yard
The electricity on my block went out quite early
The power lines were hit by a tree that was rather burly

We didn't have school for a week
The clean-up outlook looked bleak
All I really did was sleep
There nothing else to do, so I wanted to weep

The biggest issue was a lack of fuel
Without it, the generators were a useless tool
I waited in line for what seemed forever
All I got out of it was 5 gallons, what a useless endeavor!

We went to go stay at my cousins place
Our home was without power and it was a disgrace
It took four days for my dreams to come true
The power was back and yelled, "Woohoo!"

"My Cultural Background Presentation"

October twenty-second marked the day

I would have stand in front of the class and say

"my family came here after living by the Indian Ocean,
we still follow Indian traditions with great devotion"

I am glad I did not resort to procrastination
I asked for help from my family's previous generations
My grandmother told me all about her childhood
She talked in broken up english but I still understood

My next challenge was the bulletin board
I hope it gets an A+ when its scored
I tackled my powerpoint next
I tried not to jumble it with a lot of text

I tried to be different so I added a multiple choice test
Everyone answered the questions correctly and I was impressed
Although it was stressful
I believe my presentation was quite successful

"My battle with College"

When September rolled by
All I wanted to do was cry
I knew I had to write my college essay
But every time I tried my thoughts would stray

I once sat down for five hours
But for some reason I couldn't find the will power
I kept distracting myself with food
So my sentences were quite shrewd

I received a lot of pressure from my dad
He said I have to do good or he would get mad
I was waiting for the right idea to spark
But this task was no walk in the park

But in the end everything worked out
I was so happy I started to scream and shout
My college essay was finally complete
I felt my chances of getting accepted were concrete!