My poem “My Mother’s Ghost Scrubs the Floor at 2 a.m.” is featured today at Only Poems Daily.
Many thanks to Svetlana Litvinchuk and the Only Poems Team for featuring this poem!
“My Mother’s Ghost Scrubs the Floor at 2 a.m.” first appeared in The Indianapolis Review, was subsequently nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and is included in my debut full-length collection, Our Loveliest Bruises (3: A Taos Press, 2025).
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Glad to read this again
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It came as a surprise to me. A welcome surprise.
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Wonderful poem to reread – congrats, Bob!
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Thanks, Lynne. I’m pleased that it’s found a few new readers.
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❤️
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Thanks, Ken.
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Congratulations.
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Congratulations, Bob! Your reading is exquisite; I was very moved by the poem.
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Thank you, Liz. I’m so glad the poem resonated for you.
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You’re welcome, Bob.
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One of my favorites! (K)
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It was a nice surprise. I had no idea that they were going to republish this poem. I was delighted, to say the least.
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A tenderly beautiful reading
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Hi Bob, literally just wanted to say hi and tell you I am thinking of you!
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Thank you, PJ! Hello! I hope all is well with you.
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All good here! Just trying not to melt in this heat!
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As a Texan, I should be used to the heat. Nope!
Even these milder hot temps knock me over!
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This poem is a favorite of mine. Good to hear your recorded reading of it tonight.
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Thanks, Frank. I’m not recording much these days. The voice doesn’t always cooperate, and then there’s my ancient (elderly?) computer…
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