My "Dream" Poem

A few weeks ago, my English teacher told our class to write a poem about our dream for our future. After telling us the main topic of the project, she told us all the yucky rules of grammar and voice and etc. etc.

Since English isn't my strongest subject (even though I LOVE to read) I had a lot of trouble trying to write this poem. The first problem was what I should write about. The second problem was if there should be rhyme. The third problem was how to start the poem. I ended up procrastinating the poem till the last couple days (again!) but I managed to finish it on time. Even though I struggled with the assignment, I got 18/20 points, or an "A" on the poem. I would probably give myself an average grade, but I will post it on my blog and you can give me some feed back! I'd really appreciate it! :)




WARNING!


The following poem was written by Dee.
If copied and sent around the world, the consequences include the FBI!
Thank you.



just kidding!
Please enjoy the poem and if you want, send it around the world.
I really don't care! :)
oh, and please give me some feedback!
It would really help!

Dream Poem

New York is the place I want to be.
With its Broadway, Central Park, and energy.
The bustle of the crowds, so like an anthill.
People on the move, as if on an energy pill.

New York, the place of opportunities,
So many doors opening towards me
Maybe I'll sing on Broadway, or play the violin
Either way, I know I will be as happy as a nightingale, singing
Because I will be in New York, the city that never sleeps
The city that keeps my dreams alive

~ Dee

Our Thailand Trip

During the summer holidays, My family went to Hong Kong to visit my cousins, my uncle and aunt. For one week, we went to the pool, a museum, and we just hung out with each other. 

After one week in hong Kong, all of us went to Thailand together. In Thailand, we went to Bangkok, Phuket, and Phi Phi Island (which is pronounced Pee Pee Island. My sister, the joker, kept making juvenile jokes about it the whole time! She kept cracking up whenever we mentioned it! She is really young.) In Bangkok, we first went to see the Grand Palace. In Thailand, they have clothing requirements for temples and palaces. You must wear pants below the knee and you cannot wear tank tops. We all wore the correct clothing and went. But some of our capris were too short. So my mother, my cousin, and I had to wear these wraps that covered our legs completely. After five minutes, I was dying of heat and I couldn't wait to get the wraps off. When we finished looking at the palace and got the wraps off, it was such a relief. It was so hot in Thailand. The next day, we went on a tour to see three amazing temples. Each temple was beautiful. You could see the effort put in to make each structure. We got to see a huge, solid gold statue of Buddha in one of the temples. It had to be at least nine feet tall! Then, we saw the reclining Buddha. This was ENORMOUS!!!!!! The gold statue was miniscule compared to this. It was made with gold leaf and was forty-six meters long and fifteen meters high!!! It was so big, it was scary! 

The next day, we went to Phi Phi Island. We first went to Phuket by plane and then we were driven to a dock. When we got to the dock, there was a speedboat waiting for us. We all climbed in and headed for the island. In the beginning of the ride, the water looked really gross because there was a lot of trash. But as we got farther from the mainland, the water started to get darker until it was a deep, turquoise blue, with barely any trash. The speedboat ride was so much fun! We were going so fast and the boat practically skimmed the water. We kept bouncing up and and down and we had a blast! When we got to the island, I was shocked! It looked like paradise! The beach was so clean, and the staff were so nice. For the next three days, we snorkeled, saw different fish. and we just relaxed! Overall, Phi Phi Island is a wonderful place to go for holiday!

After our stay in Phi Phi Island, we went back to Phuket by ferry, which took three times the time it took on the speedboat! We stayed in Phuket for two days and while we were there, we went to see a tourist attraction called FantaSea. It was very interesting. They had live animals like tigers and elephants and they had lots of games and shops. At the end, there was a show. It was very cool but the story was hard to follow.

We went back to Hong Kong and my family and I left my cousins two days after the Thailand trip. I had so much fun and I recommend going to Thailand and seeing everything yourself!

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