Summary
Elegy for Charlie is a poem written in the first person sense from a crew member of the Enterprise, possibly Yeoman Janice Rand, dedicated to Charlie Evans.
The poem describes being awoken by the sound of a weeping star and "a voice I shouldn't have heard". It reflects regret for having to leave Charlie with the Thasians at the end of the Original Series episode Charlie X, beings that are non-corporeal and couldn't even be touched.
The poem reflects that sadness and loneliness, ending with
"The entire universe stretches beyond, and I have no answers to give save the words that I send to the galaxy's end to comfort a weeping star,
(for Charlie, wherever you are)"
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- This story is set shortly after Charlie's disappearance from the USS Enterprise's bridge in this episode.
| published order | ||
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| Previous story: "The Sleeping God" |
Star Trek: The New Voyages 2
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Next story: "Soliloquy" |
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| Previous Adventure: "Charlie X" |
Next Adventure: The Brave and the Bold, Book One The First Artifact | |
| Previous Adventure: "Charlie X" |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: The Brave and the Bold, Book One The First Artifact |
