A boat, beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamly
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 the sunny sky:
Echoes fade and memories die:
Autumn frosts have slain July.
Still she haunts me, phantomnwise,
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by walking 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 ?
Lingering onward dreamly
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 the sunny sky:
Echoes fade and memories die:
Autumn frosts have slain July.
Still she haunts me, phantomnwise,
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by walking 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 ?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
