A boat, beneath a sunny sky <br />Lingering onward dreamily <br />In an evening of July -- <br /> <br />Children three that nestle near, <br />Eager eye and willing ear <br />Pleased a simple tale to hear -- <br /> <br />Long has paled that sunny sky: <br />Echoes fade and memories die: <br />Autumn frosts have slain July. <br /> <br />Still she haunts me, phantomwise <br />Alice moving under skies <br />Never seen by waking eyes. <br /> <br />Children yet, the tale to hear, <br />Eager eye and willing ear, <br />Lovingly shall nestle near. <br /> <br />In a Wonderland they lie, <br />Dreaming as the days go by, <br />Dreaming as the summers die: <br /> <br />Ever drifting down the stream -- <br />Lingering in the golden gleam -- <br />Life what is it but a dream?<br /><br />Lewis Carroll<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/epilogue-to-through-the-looking-glass/
