Filmed on 2 October 2014; published on 4 October 2014

• VIDEO BY ALICE
• SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
  • Deliverance, a Poem by Alice B. Clagett, Soundtrack and Words
  • Postlude: Music of Chris Zabriskie and Scenes from Pastorius Reservoir

Dear Ones,

People ask me what this poem is about … Really, it is about the interpretation you bring to it, not the interpretation I give it. See what you think.

There is an edited Summary after the video …

VIDEO BY ALICE

SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO

Hello, Dear Ones, It’s Alice.

I have another poem for you, from years ago. It is called “Deliverance.” I wrote this poem on Santa Monica Beach. It was close to sunset, and I was watching a sailboat, far off on the horizon, going off towards the setting sun. Here is the poem …

Deliverance
A Poem by Alice B. Clagett
Soundtrack and Words
June 2003

On a grey day by a grey sea
As the tide flees this steady shore,

Two children —
altogether mindless of Monday
and the grim anguish of their parents,
Greet white-capped waves with ecstasy

And far away, a three-sailed bark,
Poised on the edge of sky and sea
Slips silent into mystery.

Who stands before the mast?
Is it the shadow of the man?
Or does this brim-full heart,
holding his hand,
Chart a sure course by some forgotten star
To bring him home again?

Postlude: Music of Chris Zabriskie and Scenes from Pastorius Reservoir

[The Postlude features the poignant “Prelude No. 2” from the album “Preludes” by Chris Zabriskie, CC BY 4.0, and videoclips of Pastorius Reservoir.]

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–from Link: “Deliverance,” a poem by Alice B. Clagett, filmed on 2 October 2014; published on 4 October 2014 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-2c7 ..

Alice B. Clagett

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Written on 31 January 2018; published on 31 December 2018

• “Deft Hands of an Angel,” a Poem by Alice B. Clagett, Soundtrack and Lyrics, 31 January 2018

Image: “Coastal Live Oak and Sandstone Cliffs, Escondido Canyon Trail, Malibu, California,” by Alice B. Clagett, 31 January 2018, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “Coastal Live Oak and Sandstone Cliffs, Escondido Canyon Trail, Malibu, California,” by Alice B. Clagett, 31 January 2018, CC BY-SA 4.0

“Deft Hands of an Angel”
A Poem by Alice B. Clagett
Soundtrack and Lyrics
31 January 2018

Every day, in the late afternoon
even in the winter
in Southern California

It’s just like this

The red gold of the setting sun
Striking fire
to the sandstone cliffs

like a golden lute meeting
the deft hands
of an angel

Video: “The Deft Hands of an Angel,” by Alice B. Clagett, 2 February 2018, at Alice Iamofthestars … https://youtu.be/YQ1-4GwOuEI ..

–from Link: “Deft Hands of an Angel,” a poem by Alice B. Clagett, written on 31 January 2018; published on 31 December 2018 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-kfN ..

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Alice B. Clagett

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Written on 27 June 2003; published on 31 December 2018; republished on 16 December 2020

Image: “Oak Forest,” by Alice B. Clagett, ca. 2012, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com .. 

Image: “Oak Forest,” by Alice B. Clagett, ca. 2012, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com .. 

CORAL DREAMS
A Poem by Alice B. Clagett
27 June 2003

These trees,
. . . whose sinuous limbs
. . . remind me of –

– what shall I say? –

– a time so far away
. . . I might as well
. . . have dreamt it . . . .

Ages and ages hence

I shall remember thee.

–from Link: “Coral Dreams, a poem by Alice B. Clagett, written on 27 June 2003; published on 31 December 2018; republished on 16 December 2020 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-l2Y ..

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Alice B. Clagett

Except where otherwise noted, “The Chalice and the Crucible” by Alice B. Clagett … https://chaliceandcrucible.com/ … is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) … https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ..

Written on 9 January 2012; published on 31 December 2018; republished on 16 December 2020

Image: “Trees and Sky,” by Alice B. Clagett, 2012, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Trees and Sky,” by Alice B. Clagett, 2012, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com .. 

CALIFORNIA SNAIL
A Poem by Alice B. Clagett
9 January 2012

The world is trussed up in a tiny place
like a snail that’s pulled deep into its shell
and sealed itself off from the dry summer days
–blind to the vast blue bowl of the sky
–blind to the budding flower
—and dappled shade
–tingling, in the faintest, muffled way,
to the chirrup of towhee,
the scolding of squirrels,
and the crinkle krunch that the driveway makes
as a home-wending father’s starburst joy
sings the lyric last lines of his working day.

Image: “Dad’s Boots 1,” adapted and compiled by Alice B. Clagett, 9 May 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com … CREDIT: From a photo by the late Hugh C. Clagett in 1948.

Image: “Dad’s Boots 1,” adapted and compiled by Alice B. Clagett, 9 May 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com … CREDIT: From a photo by the late Hugh C. Clagett in 1948.

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–from Link: “California Snail,” a poem by Alice B. Clagett, written on 9 January 2012; published on 31 December 2018; republished on 16 December 2020 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-l32 ..

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Alice B. Clagett

Except where otherwise noted, “The Chalice and the Crucible” by Alice B. Clagett … https://chaliceandcrucible.com/ … is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) … https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ..