Image:”Father William Finished the Goose,” by Sir John Tenniel, circa 1865, in Wikimedia Commons … https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alice_05d.jpg … public domain ..

• INTRODUCTION
• VIDEO BY ALICE
• SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
  • “You Are Old, Father William”
• CONCLUSION
• VIDEO CREDITS
• PHOTO CREDIT

INTRODUCTION

Dear Ones,

Here is the poem “You Are Old, Father WIlliam” by Lewis Carroll. I thought to read it in memory of my uncle Frank Marbury Clagett, who often recited it to me in my youth …

VIDEO BY ALICE

SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO

“You Are Old, Father William”
A Poem by Lewis Carroll – read by Alice B. Clagett

Hello, everyone. It’s Alice. I Am of the Stars.

I have for you today a poem that my uncle Frank Marbury Clagett used to recite all the time. And I thought I’d recite it just in his memory.

The poem is called “You Are Old, Father William.” Lewis Carroll wrote it. And it goes like this …

“You Are Old, Father William”
A Poem by Lewis Carroll (1865, public domain)

“You are old, Father William,” the young man said,
“And your hair has become very white;
And yet you incessantly stand on your head—
Do you think, at your age, it is right?”

“In my youth,” Father William replied to his son,
“I feared it might injure the brain;
But now that I’m perfectly sure I have none,
Why, I do it again and again.”

“You are old,” said the youth, “as I mentioned before,
And have grown most uncommonly fat;
Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door—
Pray, what is the reason of that?”

“In my youth,” said the sage, as he shook his grey locks,
“I kept all my limbs very supple
By the use of this ointment—one shilling the box—
Allow me to sell you a couple.”

“You are old,” said the youth, “and your jaws are too weak
For anything tougher than suet;
Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak—
Pray, how did you manage to do it?”

“In my youth,” said his father, “I took to the law,
And argued each case with my wife;
And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw,
Has lasted the rest of my life.”

“You are old,” said the youth, “one would hardly suppose
That your eye was as steady as ever;
Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose—
What made you so awfully clever?”

“I have answered three questions, and that is enough,”
Said his father; “don’t give yourself airs!
Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff?
Be off, or I’ll kick you downstairs!”

–from Link: “You Are Old, Father William,” in English Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_Old,_Father_William ..

CONCLUSION

That’s it … the poem “You Are Old, Father William” by Lewis Carroll.

God bless you all,
And keep you safe,
And be with you
Through all your days.

In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

Come and visit me at my worldclass website “Awakening with Planet Earth” … https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Filmed on 30 January 2026 and published on 31 January 2026

VIDEO CREDITS

“You Are Old, Father William”
A Poem by Lewis Carroll
From his 1865 book “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”
public domain

Read by Alice B. Clagett

In memory of her uncle Frank Marbury Clagett

Filmed on 30 January 2026 and produced on 31 January 2026

Location: Malibu Creek State Park, Santa Monica Mountains,
Los Angeles, CA

Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 International –
By Alice B. Clagett

PHOTO CREDIT

Frank Marbury Clagett

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Alice’s website is “Awakening with Planet Earth” … https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

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