When Time Lords Fall In Love Poem by Denis Martindale

The Doctor who left Gallifrey
A long, long time ago,
Had no idea what he would be,
His future yet to know...
The times he spent upon the Earth,
That water world so far,
Became to him of priceless worth,
Beyond each sun or star...

There came a time when love began,
Two hearts that learned to care,
Beyond adventures still to plan
From here to anywhere...
Her name was Rose, the girl he chose,
The girl who made him smile,
The girl he wanted to hold close,
To dance with for a while...

She loved him, too, with all her heart,
Of that there was no doubt
And only when he split apart,
Could they sort their love out...
Two Doctors stood, yet one must choose,
To love or travel on,
For one, it would be such good news,
For one, true love was gone...

So Rose stayed with her Doctor choice,
The other said farewell,
The one she chose this day enjoys
More love than she could tell...
The Tardis felt a sadness then,
One never felt before,
In time to heal him once again,
With confidence and more...

Amelia Pond came on the scene,
The girl he forced to wait,
But time arose to intervene,
Creating love from hate...
A second chance or so they thought,
Yet it was not to be,
For by another he was caught,
As if his destiny...

Her name was River Song and yet
They lived time in reverse,
With spoilers shared with some regret,
As if they proved a curse...
For there are moments so sublime,
Fixed firmly without change,
Forever set in space and time,
Not one could rearrange...

But River Song had love so strong,
The Doctor loved her, too,
As if these two would still belong
And always see things through...
While sweet companions come and go,
While tenderness is shared,
The Doctor in his hearts would know,
For River Song he cared...


Denis Martindale, copyright, September 2013.