Haunted House

I step out of my red convertible, and scowl at my compass and map
for I seem to have lost my way completely, and landed at a desolate shack
I fearfully unlatch the creaking door, feeling like a movie star
but the sight of what lies right before me, tells me I won't get very far

It's tall, it's huge, it's double my height
with shaggy unkempt fur, blacker than night
It blends in perfectly with the haunting dark
though it's fangs are visible, more pointed than a shark's
bright, green eyes, penetrating through me
so lovely and clear, I feel a pang of jealousy
But then its mouth opens in a blood-curdling howl
I know it's motive is nothing less than foul
The hair stands straight at the back of my neck
I'm sweating all over, I must look a wreck
All of a sudden, on it's hind legs it stands
I have a vague feeling as to where it will land
I see a strange vision of the mutants in 'The Hunger Games'
praying that this horror isn't similar or the same
for if it is I could be headed for my doom
so it's crucial I escape from this room
soon

So,  cautiously away from the door I inch
hoping it's a nightmare; I give myself a pinch
It's a reflex action, I give an involuntary yelp
I'm weak and exhausted, I desperately need help
I pound up the rickety, moth-eaten stairs
my hair coming loose of its previously set layers
I bolt myself into the bathroom above
staying put until something behind gives me a shove
I can feel hot breath tickle my back
I'm unable to think, I go completely slack
I crane my neck as I look around
my jaw opens wide, but from it comes no sound
I've come to a topic I would like to evade
it has burned in my memory, although I want it to fade
After this, events passed in quite a messed-up blur
featuring floating candles, slime and disheveled fur

I flee from the 'house' leaving half my possessions behind
hoping they will seem more interesting a find
I jump into my car, and make a secret vow
to never, ever enter that shack again, at least for now
for it's adventure I love, spooks, scares and the such
and looking back, these categories had been included pretty much

Creature under the Sea

Hidden deep under the sea, swim a swarm of unique creatures,
stealthy, almost invisible, possessing many diverse features
with bell-shaped bodies, and existence aging from the Mesozoic Era,
where they drifted across currents encasing the giant land mass Pangea
even when the meteorite destroyed the land on which dinosaurs thrived,
'survival of the fittest' comes into being as this species survived
crabs, shrimp and sea plants is on what they dine,
the favorite meal of turtles (they can even eat their own kind)
appearance like that of a plastic bag, illuminating the night,
in vibrant colors of blue and pink, giving off iridescent flashes of light
living in dark, mysterious caves, miles beneath the shore,
harmless until approached or threatened- their enemy doesn't know what's in store
for their tentacles contain stinging cells that can stun or paralyze,
so its necessary to know never to judge an animal based on its size
though some can grow up to be 35 meters in either length or height,
with a stinger exponentially times more toxic than that of a cobra's bite
but they are actually very simple invertebrates (which means they lack a backbone)
with a texture and hardness exactly opposite to both metal and stone
with a primitively structured body, and a centered, indistinct mouth,

can you guess which exquisite sea animal I am talking about?

Time Travel

Time perception depends upon the structure of the Universe,
for when it expands, time will go forward as well as its inverse
If the Universe were in stasis*, time would probably stand still,
and we could move to the past or future at our very own will
But the fabric of the universe is to what we will be nailed,
so by then the entire galaxy most likely would have sailed
Suppose after 27 million years (through calculations), a red dwarf star will be given birth,
which current day scientists and astronomers would want to study from the Earth
and even better if that dwarf star was to occupy the position of our Sun,
the scientists need only go to the future, and ensure that their equipment run
Once that's achieved, the ship will be in close proximity to the star with its heat,
so the astronauts can return to Earth after securing quite an astronomical feat.
But what if a mishap occurs and they land inside the star?
I doubt their research and studies, would then go very far
but that's a chance those reckless people would definitely have to take,
their fates stay suspended on a spindle, whether to make or break
However, their research of the celestial body would take at least a day,
chances are the Earth and Sun would have gradually drifted away
But in such a short span of time, how much can the Solar System hurry?
they will be united with their beloved planet soon, it isn't worth the worry
But worst of all, what if they traveled 27 million years back,
and land in absolute vacuum ; space is eerily black
because the entire universe had moved in the upper-dimensional direction,
creating uncertainty inside the ship, growing horror and complete tension
and just a few minutes later the Big Bang would obliterate them and,
soundlessly a new Universe would come into being and expand

*stasis - the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by equal and opposing forces

Movie Day

I wake up in the morning, groggy and gray

until I realize today is 'Movie Day'

An evil grin flashes across my face

my day'll be packed, there will be no space

to cycle, to read, to play piano, to study

today is my day, I'll be in no hurry

I bounce on the couch and lock the front door

'cause I'm going to start with 'Fantastic Four'

I warm up some popcorn in the microwave

pondering on the amount of time I'll save

if I skive off breakfast. lunch and dinner,

none will be harmed, and I'll be the winner

My mouth gets flooded with the warm taste of butter

(It's something I'd eat if it lay in a gutter)

I watch as Johnny transforms into a ball of fire

his power enabling him to rise higher and higher

and when he, Ben, Susie and Reed

give Victor a treat that he truly needs

The movie ends, but I'm prepared

today's created a memory I would love to share

I insert 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'

and lie contentedly as I watch Stan

fill Harry in about Sirius Black

little did Harry know he had seen him just a while back

Towards the end of the movie my stomach starts to growl

just as I hear Lupin's creepy werewolf howl

My throat hurts from keeping silent so long

part of me knows what I'm doing is wrong

anyway I shovel down mouthfuls of cake and apple cider

and I stare at the screen, now showing Rapunzel and Flynn Rider

For 'Tangled' is a movie that's more of my type

and one of the few I genuinely like

but it's a movie I've watched a few times too many

and getting as old as my fathers bottle of 'Fenny'

So I decide to change the disc once more,

in a movie watching contest I'd secure the highest score

But admittedly, my eyes are starting to burn and hurt

and the sofa is sticking to the back of my shirt

So I switch off the TV, and run down to play

and that's how I spent and ended 'Movie Day'

DREAM

Sunlight shines through the dusty window
at me my mother begins to scream,
oh why do I have to go to school?
for I had just been in the middle of a fabulous dream...

This was my Dream:

Where the sky is devoid of garbage and dust
and sparkling crystals stay buried in the sand,
where the heat is not increasing day by day,
yes! this is a magical land

Where stars dominate the crystal clear sky
forming constellations like Orion and Capricorn,
so unlike the present day polluted air
which we helpless earthlings have grown to mourn

Where gentle waves lap the shore
from which emerge an amalgam of things,
from merpeople to  fire-fish to sea horses to oysters,
whose pearls can be made into priceless rings

But the most triumphant feature about my land
is that people are not controlled by their greed,
where the world is not divided into rich and poor
and everything is provided to satisfy their need

And then I awoke...

I couldn't help but wish that Earth was like this magical land
without greenhouse effect, rising heat and pollution,
which has reached such a great extent
there may not be a probable solution

And that present day people weren't divided
on the basis of age, creed and caste,
for we must move on, and put these differences
forever forgotten in the past

The Universe in a Year

Imagine the number of events that happened before you were born,
like on Jan 1, midnight (the Big Bang occurred and) the universe was formed
The amount of noise that followed, painful to the ear
yielded many results: on March 15 stars and galaxies began to appear
On May 1 several phenomena took place, that day,
the outcome was the formation of the gigantic Milky Way
Beginning of September, a body was made without which the Earth can't run,
the body was none other than the life providing sun
The very next day (Sep 9) the Solar System was given birth,
after which was the rise of a fiery chunk of rock, the Earth
The moon began to revolve around the Earth at a uniform pace,
all the newly created celestial bodies, collectively, are termed as space
On September 20, the atmosphere took shape and the Earth began to cool,
so a group of of the earliest known life on Earth gradually started to pool
On Oct 7 the first ever fossils were discovered,
and later on, the first multicellular organisms began to take cover
In mid December, fish and insects were born who started to breath,
as well as the reptiles and land plants who thrived well on the heath
On 24 Dec, the fearsome dinosaurs took over the land,
after which the birds and mammals decided to take their stand
On 28 December, a meteorite struck and dinosaurs were wiped from the Earth,
that was when (on 31 Dec, 11:55 pm) first homo sapiens were given birth

Unfulfilled Wishes

I wish I owned a pair a wings
to soar through the limitless sky,
to look down upon those unfortunate beings
who lack hollow bones to fly

Or even better if I had fins
and the hydrosphere was my home,
where each breath would create a torrent of bubbles
which would rise up along with the foam

Or perhaps if I came from a non- existant land
full of ogres, witches and stranger creatures,
how blessed it must be for 'people' like them
to possess a bunch of unimaginable features

For example, if I was a pleasant little thing
with a bright pink cloak and a jeweled crown,
who went from pillow to pillow picking up teeth
of the sleeping young children downtown

But these are all impractical,
impossible hopes to wish,
but I still think rather than being a girl
I would do much better as a fairy or a fish

My Paper Boat

I wished with all my heart,
that the rain would go away.
For I wanted to float my paper boat,
which I made the other day.

Here is how I made it:
First I took an origami book, which had the instructions to make my paper boat.
I sat down and worked real hard,
I hoped it would be something worth to gloat.

I folded and folded with all my might.
Then I went to a puddle, to watch my paper boat sail away and go.
It was an experiment I would never forget,
oh no!