The Front Porch

 Front porches were always on homes built before World War II

for in the summer, they ere an extra living room

Before the days of air conditioning

Before the days of television

Linderhof's porch is wide and welcoming

And screened

Although it's not always been

And with enough comfortable chairs

for Husband Jim and myself

as well as company

It's a porch decorated in wicker and wood and ferns!

An antique wicker rocker

With the ferns in the background!

And the two wooden rockers

With a wicker table between

And the only blooming plant on the porch

It's too shady for a blooming plant and so

we rotate the pot plants in the garden

For every porch needs bloom!

We begin our mornings in these rockers

With the first cup of coffee

And chat and the crossword puzzle

Sometimes, too, when the weather is nice,

we'll sit out here in the evening

But it's gotten too hot now

And so we retreat back to the air condition!

In my opinion, every home should have a wide and welcoming

Front

porch!