The Brooklyn Sunflower

By Patrick Edward Tarpey

The Brooklyn Sunflower is the debut book of poetry by author Patrick Edward Tarpey. This unpretentious collection is aptly titled after the flowers that line the block of brownstones where he lived in Brooklyn, New York. Tarpey’s poems exalt the beauty in simple things, capture the honesty in simple moments, and seize the joy of simple scenes that are right under our noses. Each page is a pleasant stroll through Tarpey’s life, depicted by little poems that humanize the morning dawn, the night sky, and an assortment of moments in between, set to a lovely melody.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781665512572

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Copyright © 2021 Patrick Edward Tarpey. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse  01/13/2021

ISBN: 978-1-6655-1258-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6655-1257-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2021900340

All the photographs in this book were taken by the author.

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Dedication

To my beautiful love, Stella

To my son, Daniel, the brave heart

To my daughter, Elizabeth, a scholar of English literature

Contents

Dedication

Foreword

Preface

Lilac Dreams

He is Free

The Morning Dawn

The Theatre

Far Away

The New Day

Across The Ivory

California

The Portrait

Stingray Driver

Night Music

Kaaterskill Falls

July

The Kindergarten Teacher