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Friday, June 11, 2010

STUDENT POET OF THE DAY:ROBERTO RUBIO-OJEDA


Everyone knows about the Geico Gecko, but what about this Gecko? Seven year-old Roberto Rubio-Ojeda introduces his friend in the poem below. This piece shows us the fun of rhyming, something that children of all ages enjoy.


THE GECKO

A Gecko is sticky,
It can climb on a wall.
It can't stay forever.
Sooner or later it will fall.

A gecko's color is bright shiny green.
What if it was dark green?
Perhaps it would be mean!

A Gecko can't fly
Into the sky.
It if was sick and it was my pet,
I would take it to a vet.

A Gecko is big.
But not like a pig.
The Gecko is long,
But it's not very strong.

We can go on a walk,
But he can't really talk.
I will defend my friend
To the very end!

by Roberto Rubio-Ojeda

Roberto is the son of Roberto Rubio Torres and Monica Ojeda. He is in the second grade at Cartoogechaye Elementary School in Franklin, North Carolina.

5 comments:

Vicki Lane said...

Good job, Roberto! We should always defend our friends to the end!

Jessie Carty said...

that was a fun read!

seema gupta said...

liked reading this poetry

regards

Anonymous said...

This was me when I was seven and now I am12 thank you for all your comments

Personal Trainer Guy Putney said...

A fantastic poem! I think all the comparisons work really well.