A boat beneath a sunny sky

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"A boat beneath a sunny sky,
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July-

Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Pleased a simple tale to hear-

Long has paled that sunny sky:
Echoes fade and memories die.
Autumn frosts have slain July.

Still she haunts me, phantomwise,
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.

Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Lovingly shall nestle near.

In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:

Ever drifting down the stream,
Lingering in the golden gleam,
Life, what is it but a dream?"

- Lewis Carroll.

This is and probably always will be one of my favourites, I think there's something sad and sinister behind its beauty. Interestingly, taking the first letter from each line spells out the name of Alice Pleasance Liddell- the child who inspired Alice in Wonderland.