A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky
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.
Name of the woman is finally given. Carroll speaks about how she is moving under the skies and is never seen. If she can never be seen by waking eyes it could all be his imagination of Alice. One may also say that it could be a dream. Besides writing and literature Carroll took interest in photography. Alice Liddell was his favorite model to photograph. Alice became the character Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. 

A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky