The (almost really) Complete Works of Lewis Carroll

Girlie to whom in perennial bloom

Source: inscribed into a book for Gladys Baly, perhaps 1895

Girlie to whom in perennial bloom
Life is all “Os” and no crosses:
Artists may take other themes for their skill,
Dreaming of fairyland just as they will;
You desire nothing but horses.

Sunbeams may glance, happy midges may dance,
Brooks prattle on in their courses;
Artists may paint just whatever they please,
Landscapes and Seascapes and Mountains and Trees;
You are content with your horses.