Dr. W. Sumner Davis

In the mist-shrouded lands of Scotland, where the veil between the worlds is as thin as a whisper, the ancient tales stir, breathing life into the shadows and the stones. These are stories woven from the fabric of the land itself—of its lochs and mountains, its forests and glens. They speak of love and loss, of courage and fear, of the unbreakable bonds that tie the human heart to the mystical.

In the ever-changing tapestry of life, each individual is a unique thread, each moment a brushstroke, each emotion a note in an unfolding symphony. The following collection of free-verse poems endeavors to capture this complex interplay between the individual and the universe, the temporal and the eternal, the tangible and the ethereal.

In a vibrant and colorful garden bordering a small wood along the Bold Coast of Maine, where the flowers bloom in a rainbow of hues and the air is filled with the soft hum of nature, lives the wee humble bumblebee. But not just any bee—she has a heart full of curiosity and a love for making new friends. Every day, she sets off on her tiny wings to explore the garden’s many nooks and crannies, discovering the beauty and wisdom of the flowers and shrubs that call this place home.

In "The Willow, the Tortoise, and the Wheel," renowned author and researcher W. Sumner Davis brings his academic rigor and personal journey to explore the disconcerting paradox of our times: the coexistence of unprecedented material prosperity with a pervasive sense of discontentment and despair. Born into a rural farming community in 1960, Davis' early years were fraught with hardship. As a child grappling with undiagnosed Dyslexia and High Functioning Autism, Davis navigated a world of rejection at home and school, which would result in Complex Posttraumatic stress.

Meet Lady Toad, Mistress Badger, Miss Water Rat and Mrs Mole as they go about their adventures, messing around on the river, gallivanting in Lady Toad’s shiny new toy and fighting valiantly to save Toad Hall from unruly squatters. In this retelling by Dina Gregory, The Wind in the Willows becomes a story about a group of female animals to be admired for their close sisterhood and fierce independence. Featuring original music and songs by Rosabella Gregory and sound effects captured on location, put your headphones on, sit back and lose yourself in the British countryside.