A wise performer spreads his name
but garners not renown too fast-
short is the span of fame.

Lesser jesters hide from shame
and give up what good may have passed.
A wise performer spreads his name.

Many players face the game
but precious few truly last.
Short is the span of fame.

Better men have fallen lame
when faced with all their roles amassed.
A wise performer spreads his name.

Truest talent defies the frame
assigned when the die was cast.
Yet short is the span of fame.

Renown and remembrance are not the same,
though both are tales told of the past.
A wise performer spreads his name,
for shorter is the span of fame.

Penned by my hand on the 12th of Daedalan, in the year 894 AF.