"A boat beneath a sunny sky, lingering onward dreamily in an evening of July," paints a peaceful and nostalgic scene filled with childhood innocence and wonder. The poem describes three children listening eagerly to a simple tale, basking in the warmth of summer. Over time, the bright days fade, and memories of that carefree summer diminish as autumn arrives and cold frost ends July's warmth.

"Still she haunts me, phantomwise, Alice moving under skies never seen by waking eyes," suggests that the memories of childhood stories and wonder persist beyond the seasons, especially of adventures in Wonderland. The poem evokes a dreamlike quality where children remain captivated by magical tales, drifting through their days and into the eternities of imagination and longing, echoing Lewis Carroll's timeless themes of innocence and fantasy.