Phenomenon

   Fast as you can say ‘Jack Robinson’
      Up pops another rookie phenom

   But as April heroics fade
      to June swoons

   Came the dog days of August
      extinguished ~ the honeymoon
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Fowler Avatar
May 5, 2024 at 1:12 PM
"flash-in-the-pan", "here today gone tomorrow", "comme ci comme ça"
Rodrigues Avatar
May 3, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Fame’s honeymoon is over quicker than well, you know!
Lawless Avatar
May 3, 2024 at 6:12 AM
Ah, yes, the forever curse of "potential" unrealized
Jones Avatar
May 3, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Cute and clever ideas executed well!
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