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==Summary==
 
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'''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]].
This story is a brief poem dedicated to [[Charlie Evans]], wherever he is.
 
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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 [[Thasian]]s at the end of the Original Series episode [[Charlie X]], beings that are non-corporeal and couldn't even be touched.
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The poem reflects that sadness and loneliness, ending with
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"The entire universe stretches beyond, and
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I have no answers to give
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save the words that I send to the galaxy's end
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to comfort a weeping star,
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(for Charlie, wherever you are)"
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
===Characters===
 
===Characters===
 
:[[Charlie Evans]]
 
:[[Charlie Evans]]
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===Starships and vehicles===
 
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===Races and cultures===
 
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:[[bridge]] • [[galaxy]] • [[space]] • [[star]] • [[universe]]
 
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==Chronology==
   
 
==Appendices==
 
==Appendices==
===Related stories===
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===Connections===
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"'''[[Charlie X]]'''"
===Timeline===
 
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:This story is set shortly after Charlie's disappearance from the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}'s [[bridge]] in this episode.
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before2="[[The Sleeping God]]" |
 
before2="[[The Sleeping God]]" |
 
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prevpocket="[[Charlie X]]"|
 
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Revision as of 16:48, 14 May 2017

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)"

References

Characters

Charlie Evans

Starships and vehicles

Locations

Races and cultures

HumanThasian

States and organizations

Other references

bridgegalaxyspacestaruniverse

Chronology

Appendices

Connections

"Charlie X"

This story is set shortly after Charlie's disappearance from the USS Enterprise's bridge in this episode.


published order
Previous story:
"The Sleeping God"
Star Trek: The New Voyages 2
NewVoyages2
Next story:
"Soliloquy"
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
"Charlie X"
Pocket 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