"My first college acceptance"

This month I received the most exciting news, I got accepted to Florida Atlantic 

This acceptance made me a bit frantic

Now I have to make the choice to either stay near home or go down south to the sunshine state

Leaving my family and friends would be hard but I feel like going to Florida is my fate

I visited the campus last July and completely fell in love

But going to a new state and starting my college life in Florida is something I can't get a hold of

New Jersey has been good to me but I don't think I can withstand the cold much longer

Some warm air and sun can only make me stronger

Plus, I got into the nursing program which I thought was a scam

because they only take 83 applicants in the nation which made my acceptance a celebration

Whatever choice I make I know it'll be the right one

This kind of decision cannot be easily undone

I have faith that I will succeed no matter what path I take

Even though this decision has a lot at stake

May God be with me through this college decision headache

 

 

"Confronting the Fearful Free Throw"

I decided to tryout for basketball not to long ago

Who would have known the hardest part was shooting a free throw

I haven't played basketball since fifth grade but with much practice 

I was hoping I'll end up playing like Dwyane Wade

Mackenzie offered to help me the Saturday before tryouts
to teach me how to shoot

I needed all the help I could get so Coach Millan wouldn't give me the boot

She told me my arms weren't everything and that bending my knees

 was the key to shooting a three

The next trial was perfecting my foul shot

 which made my stomach turn around in knots

This time she told me to have my feet facing the hoop and 

to thrust the ball up in a upward motion

"swoosh!"

When I made the shot, I was filled with joy and happy emotions

This taught me that with assistance and persistence

you can go the further distance in accomplishing your goal.

"Fighting against time during Sandy"

Currently I'm with my friends trying to survive this hurricane

Please God help us before we go insane

This assignment is due at 11:59

But it's so hard to rhyme at this time

This hurricane is so unexpected

It's such a shame that so many people were effected

But honestly all I'm worried about is my grade

which is so selfish because so many people are in the need of aid

My friends are helping me rhyme, so I can send this assignment on time

If Mrs. Collentine thinks I'm procrastinating... now that's a real crime

Now that I'm thinking about it, there's no WiFi

So how am I suppose to send this poem out?

I start to pout but my friends assure me I'll find a way, no doubt

It's eight o' clock and it's pitch black outside

I have to get ready for Mackenzie to give me a ride

I pray my classmates are safe and that Sandy will subside.

"My struggle through Garret Mountain"

I run Cross County as you can see, but let me tell you it's not easy as one, two, three

My team and I run at Darlington Park and Garret Mountain

After each race you can find me near the water fountain

Garret Mountain is definitely the worst course out of the two

I remember the first time I ran it this year, it was to hard to subdue

It was the 12th of September, a day my legs can remember because of the pain they went through

Runnnig up hill and down hill, in the woods, and on rocky terain...

I suddenly started to think that people who did this sport were insane

As I run to the finish, I get a buzz kill

The last 800 meters of the race was all up hill

"Heart Break" hill is what they call it

And let me tell you it breaks way more than hearts

My poor legs felt like they were being ripped apart

As I force myself up the hill, scraping up grass as I pass

I finally reached the finish line, thank God victory at last.