A boat beneath a sunny sky,
L ingering onward dreamily
I n an evening of July —

C hildren three that nestle near,
E ager eye and willing ear,
P leased a simple tale to hear —

L ong has paled that sunny sky:
E choes fade and memories die.
A utumn frosts have slain July.

S till she haunts me, phantomwise,
A lice moving under skies
N ever seen by waking eyes.

C hildren yet, the tale to hear,
E ager eye and willing ear,
L ovingly shall nestle near.

I n a Wonderland they lie,
D reaming as the days go by,
D reaming as the summers die:

E ver drifting down the stream —
L ingering in the golden gleam —
L ife, what is it but a dream?

Акростих из "Алисы в Зазеркалье".

из первых букв каждой строки складывается имя - Алиса Плэзнс Лидделл.