forgetfulness

I posted this YouTube video of Billy Collins’ poem “Forgetfulness” on Kirtsy when I was a Guest Editor there last year. I still find myself going back to watch it from time to time. I love the grainy animation in the video, the way the images flicker in and out and overlap each other. And, of course, I love the last line.

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One comment

Donna July 24, 2010

I had the recent honor of a chance meeting with a scientist from England, here in the states for a conference on Alzhiemers. This video sparks a bit of what I believe patients feel like as those memories slip from their grasp, as my mom’s did.

I have to admit though, some of memories – I won’t be sad to see them go. Others I will need to write down, photograph, hand to others for safekeeping and hope they give them back to me when I have forgotten.

Thank you for sharing.
xoxo