Nacht

[preserved_ginger]

Title: Nacht
Rating: U
Character(s): Rose
Pairing: Ten/Rose
Spoilers: None. Meant as post-Doomsday, but works (more-or-less, depending on your point of view) as post-Journey’s End.
Notes: This was inspired by this poem by converse_universe on Teaspoon. The quote at the beginning of the fic comes from Psalm 117 (in the Greek numbering), using the Jerusalem Bible translation. Nacht is German, and translates as “night”.
Summary: What do you do when your world has, literally, changed for ever?

I shall not die, but live

How could I forget you, when I’d said I’d stay for ever?
Though I’ll not see you again, and we’ll never be together.
Since the soul is but a window that opens to the sky,
I know you’ll not forget me, e’en though we said good-bye.

I’ll not let myself forget you, the one I gave my all;
Not you, not ever you, the one who’ll always have my soul.
I sit and while the days away, whilst trying not to cry,
And trying not to think of you or keep asking myself “why?”

So, since here is where I have to be – so full of endless night,
Because the man I gave my heart to is hidden from my sight –
I shall have the fantastic life that once you asked of me:
But this is not our end, I swear; how could it ever be?

Comments

[glory_jean]

*sniff*

Very nice. :)

[bananasandroses.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

This one made me nervous to post, in a way; it’s the same with every poem or sonnet I write, because I never know if they’re actually any good.

[maniacalshen.livejournal.com]

Last line's my favorite. ;)

[bananasandroses.livejournal.com]

Last line's my favorite. ;)

Not entirely surprising, is it? ;) I think the third stanza is probably my favourite of this, although the first gives it a run for its money.

[helygen.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow. This is beautiful

Heart = break.

*sobs*

[bananasandroses.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I am glad you like it; this started off as a post-Doomsday thing but somehow, given my known antipathy towards the ending given us by Journey’s End (although I know you’re at peace with it now, more or less, I am not), it almost seems to me that it fits better as post-Season Four.

What do you think?

[helygen.livejournal.com]

Oh ... ouch. I read it first with 'Doomsday' in mind, and that was heartbreaking enough, but now on second reading from a 'Journey's End' perspective it hurts even more and, yes, it does seem to fit better as post-Season Four :(


I'm not 'at peace' with JE so much as 'accepting' - I accept that it's happened that way and that I can't change it, and therefore I look to make the best of it, and am happy for Rose and her version of the Doctor and hope that it works out well for them. My heart still aches for our lonely Doctor, though, and I don't believe he will ever get over losing Rose again, even if it was his decision.

[bananasandroses.livejournal.com]

I’m not sure he can live with it, either; although having said that I am convinced that the Wolf will bring her back to him (or him to her; I don’t much care which!), and I’ve had deep suspicions of how much Rose is (or, rather isn’t ageing for quite some time.

For now, though, I’m settling into AU territory for the long-haul because that ending was so hideous I don’t want any part of it.

[helygen.livejournal.com]

I also cling to the hope that we've not seen the last of 'Bad Wolf, and in the meantime I'm rather glad you've found your niche in AU territory :)