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Comment 32 of 42, added on July 4th, 2006 at 12:14 PM.
I must admit that I'm not 'IN TO' poetry, but after hearing this poem being recited by Mr.Chris.Plummer on the movie "Must Love Dogs",my heart wanted to know more.Is love being equated with the value of a penny? Is love so easily obtainable, that a penny is used to draw a marginal line of comparison? Love is priceless when remembered through out the soul,both the good love and the not so good. Yeats gave an emotion-love- a
definition, on a visual level that has surpassed time itself.
Jaiel Elston from United States
Comment 31 of 42, added on June 9th, 2006 at 10:43 AM.
I too fell in love with the poem from the movie.. or rather with Plummer's recitation of it. And yes with Plummer himself.
I have 7 years of college and various degrees and don't recall ever having come across this one in class!
Pity. I could have been in love longer.
Georgane
Comment 30 of 42, added on June 3rd, 2006 at 4:25 PM.
"Brown Penny" by William Butler Yeats, recited by Christopher Plummer in "Must Love Dogs" is moving and inspiring. CONGRATULATIONS & THANKS to W B Yeats, the Script writer, Film Director, Actor, and "whoever" else brought this emotional and endearing moment to untold numbers of people through the movie 'Must Love Dogs". Wheather this moment is "accidental" or "instrumental", it is touching a chord in a multifarious snippit of humankind.
Let's have POETRY - not war!
I am GLAD that I was one of these people. I saw the film last night and will continue to emmerse myself in these words and sentiments embellished and 'sold" by Christopher Plummer in his father role in the movie.
THANK YOU.
LC Martin
Leonie Martin from Australia
Comment 29 of 42, added on May 21st, 2006 at 5:58 AM.
finally saw the full movie with my loved one after seeing snippets at a motel on my own.
I agree the way Christopher Plummer recited the poem really made the poem that extra bit special as he winked at his daughter.
A lovely poem and to think it is nearly 100 years old!!!
Peter Bickerton from Australia
Comment 28 of 42, added on April 22nd, 2006 at 10:18 PM.
I have been fortunate to find my true companion, albeit late in my life. First time I heard it was in the movie, too.Love IS timeless.....it fills your heart with joy. The sight of a smile can make a poor man richer than Bill Gates will ever be. Make the leap, you may think you will regret it, but the reward will give you something that no one can ever take from you...........even if it lasts only an instant.
Jess from United States
Comment 27 of 42, added on March 27th, 2006 at 8:26 AM.
This is perhaps one of my favorite poems of all time. I fell in love with it back in my high school lit class. The beauty of this poem is that while written many, many moons ago it's theme is still quite relevant in an age where this sort of romantic ideation oft goes unsought. I was most pleased with Christopher Plummer's recital of it. (in Must Love Dogs) It never sounded more eloquent and poignant. Such beauty and resonance in such a simple poem. Therein lies the true beauty of it.
Vanessa Obach from United States
Comment 26 of 42, added on February 27th, 2006 at 2:41 PM.
What’s interesting here is that I’ve found two versions of the poem – I can’t remember which one was recited in the movie.
The poem is probably pretty straightforward in meaning – take a chance and love and get tangled up in it, or get tangled up in trying to figure out whether or not there will be any ‘tangling’ after all.
Pitching a penny is random and happenstance – it requires little effort and there’s really no predicting where or how the penny will land. So…when we throw ourselves into love, like the narrator throws the penny, we don’t know what we are getting into. To think too much about it before we do our throwing, is to become loop-y, one might say. There is no figuring it out (stars will probably never ‘run away’ and likewise shadows probably will never ‘eat the moon’) – and to figure it out would either milk love of its fun or make one crazy. And, there is a message to get on with it and not wait and not linger – there is no right time or place or age.
Yet, there could be another, darker message I think - - - and to get to it, I must look closer at the second version of the poem where love is called a ‘crooked thing’. Undoubtedly, both versions liken ‘love’, or being in love, to loops or being looped (and both words start with ‘L’). The version without the ‘crooked’ reference keeps things loose and light and essentially communicates ‘don’t think too much about it, just do it’. The version with moon-hungry shadows, where love is labeled a ‘crooked thing’, is darker. That which is crooked is harder and colder in comparison to looped things which are fat and full and lively. The crooked version could be a caution to future lovers about rushing in – what seems looped and lively may, after all, be ultimately crooked and cold. And, images of a moon, shadows, and hunger counter common love images such as sun, light, and contentment. Significantly, pennies have two sides. We usually, we only see the side that is face up. What’s underneath could be whimsical and wild and fun and wonderfully loopy – or it could be crooked, callous, calculating, and cold.
Bradlee
Comment 25 of 42, added on February 22nd, 2006 at 6:36 PM.
I also heard this poem in "Must Love Dogs" and I do love the words, but more than anything, I loved how the actor recited it, he did a beautiful job.
Alexandra from United States
Comment 24 of 42, added on February 3rd, 2006 at 6:42 PM.
Yes you guess it - 'Must Love Dogs'. I loved the movie and enjoyed the scene and the poem. Isn't it strange how this poem spoken from actor Christopher Plummer would be so memorable. Good to see such comments.
James from United Kingdom
Comment 23 of 42, added on January 31st, 2006 at 1:17 PM.
I am amazed at all who have sought out this poem as I had after hearing the impressive rendition by Christopher Plummer in the movie "Must Love Dogs". It is the age old question of whether it is the right time for or to love. When is the right time? I am too young and then old enough. So toss a brown penny .. yes or no ..and it answers "Go and love, go and love.." The time is now. And in doing so become "looped in the loops of her hair" .. entwined in the craziness .. the insanity that love brings ... only to realize that love isn't something that walks in a straight line but meanders and twists and turns and to question love as if there are answers to its maddness would take an eternity to understand ... so don't understand it ... just enjoy it, don't question it ... just hang on and never give up on it! For there is always hope! and what was questioned from the start is now concluded with "One cannot begin it too soon!" (just my passing thoughts)
Dorothy Czy from United States
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I must admit that I'm not 'IN TO' poetry, but after hearing this poem being recited by Mr.Chris.Plummer on the movie "Must Love Dogs",my heart wanted to know more.Is love being equated with the value of a penny? Is love so easily obtainable, that a penny is used to draw a marginal line of comparison? Love is priceless when remembered through out the soul,both the good love and the not so good. Yeats gave an emotion-love- a
definition, on a visual level that has surpassed time itself.
Jaiel Elston from United States