Up To No Good!

My friend, Margaret  (we met over sixty years ago!) published this today at  http://gosden.blogspot.com/search/label/RINGLING.

And this is my response. I couldn't resist it! And it's true!

UP TO NO GOOD!

It has been my observation

And my due consideration

That the human body's best left well alone!

And I'd like to send a caution

To these experts at contortion!

Don't you think your act is somewhat overblown?

For, one day, you will be fifty,

And you won't look quite so nifty!

And you'll wonder why your back is feeling sore!

Later on you will be eighty,

(Maybe somewhat over-weighty!)

And you won't be doing press-ups any more!

Then along will come arthritis,

There may even be phlebitis,

All resulting from this foolish undertaking.

And you'll rub on embrocation

Just to ease the situation,

But I doubt if it will take-away the aching.

Now, take someone such as me,

Indolent as one can be...

In my youth I couldn't even catch a ball!

Couldn't run and couldn't jump;

I was even slightly plump!

And I haven't any aches and pains at all!
While those friends who were so sporty,
Sort of wildly tennis-courty,
Are chuntering away about their twinges,
And, in the illustration,
You see a situation
Which is doing awful damage to the hinges!

Now contortion may be fun

But it's not for everyone,

And most of us are better off in bed!

My message to all youth

Is the fact that it's the truth.....

No good will come from standing on your head!