A Screened-In Porch

The thunder booms; the rain, it pours. We're half inside and half outdoors. A screened-in porch brings Nature close But not enough to overdose. And so we sit and mix our tiles* As Nature ratchets up the dials. We gaze up at the stormy sky And dripping trees, while we stay dry. At last it ebbs as we play on Until the downpour's up and gone. How cool to watch such changing scenes Behind the shelter of the screens. *mah Jongg playing pieces