Why Marbles?

Why inquire?
Why collect?
Why obsess?

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Why arrange?
Why display?
Why admire?

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Why shoot?
Why carry?
Why keep?

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Because.
We enjoy marbles.

Because.
We hoard marbles.

Because.
We may even covet marbles.

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We play.
We risk.
We lose.

Practice.
Toss. Throw.
Spin, scatter, and aim.

We challenge.
We gamble.
We win.

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We form marbles.
We imagine.
Create and destroy.

Designed and then assembled.
Melted. Molded. Grinded.
Possibly polished.

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One marble preferred.
The other neglected.

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Organize.
Categorize.  
Prepare to fraternize.

We come together, to share.
To support an honest exchange.

You may buy marbles.
You may sell marbles.
You may trade or just appraise.

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Are marbles something to fear?
Avoid?
Abandon?

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They may be forgotten.
Sometimes stashed.
Hidden. Until found.

Seek them out.
Clean them off.
Learn a new identification.

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We finish them.

We roll them.

We lost them.