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/life-is-but-a-dream-5/
