A Boat Beneath A Sunny Sky Poem by Lewis Carroll

A Boat Beneath A Sunny Sky

Rating: 3.2


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 dream --
Life, what is it but a dream?

THE END

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
John Pseudonym 04 November 2007

ALICE PLEASANCE LIDDELL... just in case anyone doesn't know that this is an acrostic.

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* Sunprincess * 01 April 2014

..........lovely and yes life is a dream....enjoyed...

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Aftab Alam Khursheed 19 January 2015

Its not eyes that dream but the mind lovey poem

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Gajanan Mishra 19 January 2015

Life what is it but a dream, true.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 30 May 2021

Brilliant poem as we are accustomed from Lewis Carrol, the great famous English poet from previous era. Congratulations for being The Classic Poem Of The Day. Finest read. Full 5 Stars!

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Haruna Garba 30 May 2021

Life, what is it but a dream? Quite emotional.

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Joelin Sherfia 26 February 2019

Good song

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SWETLANA 18 November 2017

I M surprised IT IS NOT AMAZING OMG HALLELUYA

3 2 Reply
Wayne Ruff 10 October 2016

Nice

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