Marbles

I've always loved marbles. I've never played "marbles" as a game like my Dad did when he was a boy. So, I'm not talking about the game of marbles, I'm just talking about marbles.....the small round balls of glass. I like them. They come in so many beautiful colors and designs. I like them so much that I thought it would be fun to collect them. I found this poem:

Ode to Marbles

By Max Mendelsohn Max Mendelsohn

I love the sound of marbles

scattered on the worn wooden floor,

like children running away in a game of hide-and-seek.

I love the sight of white marbles,

blue marbles,

green marbles, black,

new marbles, old marbles,

iridescent marbles,

with glass-ribboned swirls,

dancing round and round.

I love the feel of marbles,

cool, smooth,

rolling freely in my palm,

like smooth-sided stars

that light up the worn world.

 

I have a few marbles of the boys' that I have found here and there and when I would find one I just put it in a glass jar to enjoy. I've learned that marble collecting is a pretty big deal. Tom got me a marble collecting book for Christmas. Wow! I don't really care about the value of a marble. I only care about how much I enjoy looking at it. ;) Tom also got me started with some cool and fun marbles for Christmas.

 

These are my "roosters". ;)

 

And, my "sea turtles."

 

And, My "bluejays"

I also have suns, meteors, and jellyfish, but I know most of you will likely not be as enthused by my marbles as I am so I won't share ALL of my photos here. ;)

Here are all of my marbles together. Aren't they pretty!

 

And they all fit perfectly into this jar.

 

 

And, I have them sitting on the shelf by my kitchen sink so that I can enjoy them a LOT! ;)

 

 

 Love, Wendy