[ussgeorgetown] "Over the Rainbow" Lt Cmdr Sydney Morgan
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 22:26:19 EDT
"Over the Rainbow"
Lt. Cmdr Sydney Morgan
It had been several days since Syd had seen Tawny or heard from her. She had
no idea what was going on in her head. She so desperately wanted to see her,
yet she wasn't sure how to go about it without pushing her away. With all her
pent up energy she needed to do something, somewhere. The Holodeck.
Changing into something less confining then her uniform she left her
quarter's and made her way to the holodeck. She entered a code, designating a
particular program and proceeded to enter the holodeck. As soon as she was free
of
the doors she heard them close behind her. Now it was just her and the
program.
Walking further in Syd could feel the cool air and taste the salt in the
breeze off the water. She had tried to replicate the program she had first
shared with Tawny at Quark's but knew she didn't have all the detail's the
same.
That didn't matter, what matter was that it reminded her of the time they had
spent talking and getting to know each other.
Looking up Syd saw not a cloud in the sky. Instead it was filled with stars.
Millions of them, or so it seemed. She found a tree and sat down against it.
Feeling the bark against her back actually felt good. The ground was soft,
with a slight dew. That didn't seem to matter to Syd either. In fact she laid
down upon it to get a better look at the sky.
Looking up she tried to find the big dipper, a constellation Tawny had shown
her. After much searching she found it, along with it's smaller version. She
was amazed at how many different constellation's one could find if looking
hard enough. She never really paid much attention to them while working on the
bridge as she was always working on something else.
As she lay on the grass she realized or rather was beginning to understand
why Tawny loved looking at the stars. You could imagine yourself being someone
different on each one. Each one represented a new start, a new beginning.
They represented hope. That somewhere there was a place for them, in the
galaxy.
Perhaps it was on this ship, Syd hoped so.
She put her hands behind her head and just stared at the stars. Watching as
one occasionally seemed to be falling. She had heard of an old tradition of
wishing on a falling star. She closed her eyes and let her mind fill with the
wish she wanted more than anything. After opening her eyes she saw a rainbow
in the sky. It was the most beautiful thing she had seen, again reminding her
of an old earth song. It seemed fitting at the time and she started to hum it.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
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