who poem: The Rose Not Taken (Ten, Clone/Rose, G)

[fannishliss]

Here is a little thing I like to do sometimes.  emraldeyedauter prompted Ten/Rose: Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"   -- hope you like it!

The Rose Not Taken
(with apologies to Robert Frost)

Two lives diverged on a windy shore,
 and sorry I could not live them both
 and be one man still, long I stood
 and gazed at the two as long as I could,
 with all their hopes stretched out before;

 I thought the other me just as fair,
 and having perhaps the better claim
 because he was human, less worse for wear,
 and all my love was burning there—
 one fire, one blood, one heart, the same—

 Our hearts in her hands equally lay
 when she pulled him into her arms to kiss.
 Oh, how I marked every jot of that day!
 —that girl who forever and ever I'd miss--
 I doubted I'd ever be back that way.

 I shall be telling this with a sigh
 somewhere ages and ages hence:
 Two lives diverged on that shore, and he,
 he took her hand, and said those words,
 and that made all the difference.

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Comments

[10docandr.livejournal.com]

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! Frost is one of my favs and this is such a good adaption. I can so see Ten thinking this. (We know he loved poetry he quoted Elliot)

[fannishliss.livejournal.com]

thanks! I love to do pastiche -- it's a fun puzzle to fit the new thoughts into the old words. :D

[emraldeyedauter.livejournal.com]

OMG Liss! This is perfection in every way. How beautiful and bittersweet the way you've wrapped up the love Ten feels for Rose and he's feelings towards seeing her choose the Human doctor and how he knows what he's missed.

I love it all but he second paragraph is especially good. So strong and powerful.

You really are my absolute favourite author and this post proves that again and again.

The Road not Taken is my favourite poem but now I'm pretty sure your version will be right up beside it.

Thank you! You are amazing

[fannishliss.livejournal.com]

your comment is so sweet and I'm pretty sure I don't deserve such high praise, but thank you -- you make me very happy. :)

I'm just glad you enjoyed it! :D

[spellweaver731.livejournal.com]

This was lovely. I teared up a bit.

[fannishliss.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[maniacalshen.livejournal.com]

Clever and very well-done!

[fannishliss.livejournal.com]

thanks!