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Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes

Gelesen von Bruce Kachuk

These wonderful, whimsical poems from the incomparable Walter de la Mare describe the bliss of childhood, explore the marvel of a child's imagination and portray the intriguing landscapes of existences both lived and imagined by a young mind in a magical kingdom located somewhere between daydream and caprice.

In these poems we experience aspects of a reality unencumbered by concern, unhindered by anxiety, and share an imagination free to wander, ponder, contemplate, envision and express itself in a marvelous mosaic of impression, inspiration and introspection.

The wisdom and wonder of childhood is brought to life in these poems by an expert in the field of the fancy and fanciful. In the words of Walter de la Mare himself, these are poems that "echo the far-away calling of children, Magic hath stolen away."
- Summary by Bruce Kachuk (1 hr 44 min)

Chapters

The Horseman

0:40

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Up and Down

0:43

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Mrs. Earth

0:53

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Old Shellover

0:45

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Alas, Alack!

0:44

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The Bandog

0:41

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Jim Jay

1:21

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The Dunce

0:47

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I Can't Abear

0:46

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Some One

1:03

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Chicken

0:45

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Bread and Cherries

0:38

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Hapless

0:51

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The Little Bird

0:55

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Miss T.

0:53

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Cake and Sack

1:03

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The Barber's

1:02

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The Ship of Rio

1:30

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Hide and Seek

0:48

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Tillie

0:59

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The Huntsmen

0:43

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Tired Tim

0:52

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Mima

0:42

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The Cupboard

1:05

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Then

0:59

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The Quartette

1:11

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Poor Henry

0:52

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The Lost Shoe

1:45

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Full Moon

0:59

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The Truants

1:33

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The Window

0:42

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Mistletoe

1:08

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The Bookworm

1:12

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Berries

2:32

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Off the Ground

3:49

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The Thief at Robin's Castle

6:31

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A Widow's Weeds

1:27

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'Sooeep!'

1:13

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The Little Green Orchard

1:54

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The Old House

1:05

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Poor 'Miss 7'

1:57

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Sam

2:14

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The Little Old Cupid

1:08

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Mrs. MacQueen

0:59

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Andy Battle

1:46

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The Old Soldier

1:26

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The Picture

1:13

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King David

1:24

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Five Eyes

1:17

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Unstooping

0:54

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Nicholas Nye

2:35

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All but Blind

0:49

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Grim

0:56

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The Pigs and The Charcoal-burner

1:09

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Tit for Tat

1:32

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Summer Evening

0:44

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Earth Folk

0:49

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Longlegs

1:07

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The Ride-by-Nights

1:10

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The Ruin

0:52

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Bewitched

1:45

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Melmillo

1:26

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Peak and Puke

1:12

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The Old Stone House

1:00

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The Changeling

1:41

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At The Keyhole

1:19

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The Honey Robbers

2:09

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The Mocking Fairy

1:24

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Many a Mickle

1:16

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Trees

1:06

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Nobody Knows

1:36

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Silver

1:12

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Will Ever?

1:02

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Wanderers

0:59

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The Song of the Secret

1:06

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The Song of Soldiers

1:14

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The Bees' Song

1:19

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A Song of Enchantment

1:20

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Dream-Song

0:59

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The Song of the Mad Prince

1:01

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The Song of Shadows

1:13

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The Song of Finis

1:18

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