Forgetfulness

I love to teach Billy Collins's poem "Forgetfulness" during the last week of literature classes.

If you've never heard it, read it, or if you have some kind of hipster-too-cool-for-school attitude towards Billy Collins just like you used to have towards "indie" bands that went "mainstream," you can hear it HERE.

The poem is beautiful and funny. I think humor is what I'm most drawn to in Collins's poetry, overall. Not to say that there aren't other amazing elements to his work (especially awesome tone and sound).

The poem I need to write would capture the feeling I experienced the day after my summer Intro. to Literature class ended and I realized I forgot to share this poem with them on the last day...