Tornado Party

As you all know Iowa has been having it's share of tornadoes lately. When a siren goes off we all take it seriously. Several nights ago, during threatening weather we invited several town people over to take refuge at our house. One of our visitors is a poet and he wrote the following poem about our night:
In a concrete basement room we sat.
Six adults and one small cat
It was a special get-together
Necessitated by inclement weather
A tornado warning was in effect
The kind of thing you don't neglect
Four of us had an invitation
To share this safer accommodation
So we responded right away
Glad to have a safe place to stay
With a radio to keep us informed
We sat snugly there while it rained and stormed
It didn't last a great long while,
And we finished up with a sight and a smile
We each returned to our own places
With relief in our hearts and smiles on our faces
With gratitude sincere and hearty
We thanked our hosts for the tornado party.