Foolish things

Quote: No one is ever too old to do a foolish thing." J. Sheridan Le Fanu

When he was a callow youth
He drove his parents to distraction
The foolish things that he did
Made him the centre of attraction

He tried to swim the channel
And climb the highest peak
And when he talked about them
The audience would laugh and shriek

It was not that he was a success
At his various adventures
But that had the gift of the gab
When describing them in lectures

His parents sighed at his exploits
And hoped that he would change
Said that one day he would grow up
A notion he felt strange

He continued thus for all his life
His actions more bizarre
When he returned he wrote a book
And became a talk show star


He was over ninety when asked
Was this  his final fling
To this he reminded us of the quote
''No one is ever too old to do a foolish thing."