Marbles

My grandkids got a building toy With plastic ramps and chutes So marbles can go zig and zag Down all the varied routes. For safety’s sake, the marbles have Been hidden from their view Although, with supervision, They can play with only two. Henry has the blue one And for Hadley, it’s the green. We watch them like a hawk Yet only rarely intervene. The biggest fear, of course, is that A marble will be swallowed So every move they make, with one In hand, is closely followed. The grandparents have other thoughts – Though marbles may amuse them, What worries them much more’s the chance That they will up and lose them!