#sonnet from the vulcan: omicron ceti three

[hopecomesbacktolife]

just finished reading Star Trek: The New Voyages and I just— 🥹

this book made me cry so many times (and laugh too though!) oh my god. I wish I could say thank you a million times to Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath for compiling these stories into this book, and to the TOS actors for their lovely contributions in writing prefaces for the fics, as well. what a lovely collection ♡

[autisticvulcans]

[ID: picture of a page from a book. It's a poem titled "Sonnet from the Vulcan: Omicron Ceti Three" by Shirley Meech.

"I thought the memory of you was gone--

I thought it buried underneath the years.

But now it rises, bright as Vulcan dawn,

And I remember you, and Earth, and tears.

/

Your tears were falling like the rains of Earth;

You were the storms and roses of Earth's spring.

You could not know that, almost from my birth

The rites of Vulcan bound me to T'Pring.

/

I could not break those ties; I had no choice--

Returned to space, left you and Earth behind.

But still I heard the echo of your voice,

Found rain and wind and roses in my mind.

/

You told me that you loved me, and you cried.

I said I had no feelings. And I lied."

End ID]

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[shadow-manor]

Oh my lord I’ve owned this book since the 70s and had forgotten all about it.  It’s “Sonnet from the Vulcan: Omicron Ceti Three” by Shirley Meech. I thought the memory of you was gone-- I thought it buried underneath the years. But now, it rises, bright as Vulcan dawn, And I remember you, and Earth, and tears. Your tears were falling like the rains of Earth; You were the storms and roses of Earth's spring. You could not know that, almost from my birth The rites of Vulcan bound me to T'Pring. I could not break those ties; I had no choice-- Returned to space, left you and Earth behind. But still I heard the echo of your voice, Found the rain and wind and roses in my mind. You told me that you loved me, and you cried. I said I had no feelings. And I lied.

I am reading The Price of the Phoenix, an official Star Trek novel that is so Kirk/Spock shippy it ought to be on AO3. I’ve read fanfics less shippy than this. I can see why this has become legendary