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The following is
an excerpt from 'The Night-Peacock Eyes', written
in hexameter. The illustrations, painted by Katherine Rudolph
relate to the story. These paintings are available for sale
in print. All proceeds from the sale of these prints will
contribute to the publishing of the book of 'The Night-Peacock
Eyes', for cultural purposes. The book is currently awaiting funds
for publishing at Immortal Books, PO Box 20, Murwillumbah, NSW,
2484, www.immortalbooks.com.au. Please contact Katherine
Rudolph on 03-9729 8819 or email
info@exploringtheword.com.au if you are interested in the
purchase of any print or if you are interested in the remainder of
the story.
Please click on
any of the images below to view them in a larger format.
Please note that these images are not always a true
representation of the painting due to colour changes and lighting
due to photography.
The Night-Peacock Eyes
'...All the day
long, while the sunlight shone deep and the old Hawthorn
listened
Yearning to hear,
those old tales were recounted from memory's
wellsprings.
Suddenly, at about
five in the late afternoon, after silence:
"Right on the tip
of my tongue there's another I'm sure!" exclaimed
Connie.
"Some kind of
night flying moth - yes, the
Peacock-Eye-mother-in-the-Ice-Age!
That is what Tasha
once showed me; and she is still with them as always".
Spark of the
Peacock-Eyes! When we finally arrived at the
castle,
Legends were told
of brave deeds by the gnomes, and undines, and the sylphs
too.
Natural spirits of
fire helped, and Krienols of old herbal plant lore.
Tasha herself is a
spirit of fire, a brave salamander!...'
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