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Poem by Lewis Carroll


My Fancy


I painted her a gushing thing,
With years about a score;
I little thought to find they were
A least a dozen more;
My fancy gave her eyes of blue,
A curly auburn head:
I came to find the blue a green,
The auburn turned to red.

She boxed my ears this morning,
They tingled very much;
I own that I could wish her
A somewhat lighter touch;
And if you ask me how
Her charms might be improved,
I would not have them added to,
But just a few removed!

She has the bear's ethereal grace,
The bland hyaena's laugh,
The footstep of the elephant,
The neck of a giraffe;
I love her still, believe me,
Though my heart its passion hides;
"She's all my fancy painted her,"
But oh! how much besides! 



Lewis Carroll


Lewis Carroll's other poems:
  1. Hiawatha's Photographing
  2. Ye Carpette Knyghte
  3. Theme with Variations
  4. Size and Tears
  5. Photography Extraordinary


Poems of the other poets with the same name:

  • Alexander Posey My Fancy ("Why do trees along the river")

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