Decked Out

I once built a deck

To enjoy the outdoors. 

I added a roof 

For the times when it pours. 

I put up some screening

To keep out the bugs.

I added a sofa,

A chair, and some rugs.

Extremes in temperature

Really got old,

So, windows and walls

For the heat and the cold. 

I sat in that room

And thought, “Wait a sec!”

“I really miss sitting

Outside on the deck.”

So I built a new one, 

As nice as before,

Then added a roof 

To keep rain off the floor.

Then, up went more walls

And soon, “What the heck?”

Another nice room,

But I still want a deck!”

So, I built yet another,

Then closed it all in.

And repeated this process

Again and again. 

So, now when I travel

I’m able to roam,

From here to Alaska

Without leaving home.

©2011 Cleggo