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The ‘you’ you somehow left behind,
The missing parts that living stole,
And subtracted from the whole?"
Davy offers varying glimpses of life as it could be, should be, and often is, relating them to the reverie experienced while riding a bicycle. His collection opens appropriately with “Life’s a Journey”, a poem focusing on how the memories of yesterday’s joys may expunge one’s dread of tomorrow’s sorrows. A jolly description of the pie created by a friend includes a recipe for the actual, irresistible item—Coconut Caramel Cream Delight. Davy declares in “I Used to Ride” that a horse took him galloping through the sky, and he rode a tiger in the jungle. These visions brought comfort.
The second segment of this lively work arrays narrative poems and short stories, beginning with the rhyming tale of “The Princess of the Glass Hill,” whose longings are fulfilled in a way she never expected. “The Doll” is a poignant story of a man shopping for a doll for his young daughter’s birthday. He, too, will discover that solutions may appear through unanticipated, magical events. In “Laughing,” young Adam conquers his uncontrollable, disconcerting bouts of laughter during a visit to a house of mirrors. Meanwhile, a little girl’s misbehaviors are altered through glowing messages from mystical realms in “Ruby and the Golden Sailboat.”
The author pursued a career in family medicine but has always had a passion for writing. He was inspired from an early age by his mother, a columnist for The Washington Post. His works have been widely published, and he takes a special interest in writing for children. Here, he presents material that will appeal to readers of all ages, combining wit and sophistication with basic, time-honored truths. Davy’s book can provide a delightful gift to share among families and, with its emphasis on problem-solving and life improvement, could be used in direct educational environments as well.