Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BROWN PENNY, by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Recitation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I whispered, 'I am too young' Last Line: One cannot begin it too soon. Alternate Author Name(s): Yeats, W. B. Variant Title(s): The Young Man's Song Subject(s): Love - Beginnings; Youth | ||||||||
I whispered, "I am too young." And then, "I am old enough;" Wherefore I threw a penny To find out if I might love. "Go and love, go and love, young man, If the lady be young and fair." Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny, I am looped in the loops of her hair. O love is the crooked thing, There is nobody wise enough To find out all that is in it, For he would be thinking of love Till the stars had run away And the shadows eaten the moon. Ah, brown penny, brown penny, brown penny, One cannot begin it too soon. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BETWEEN THE WARS by ROBERT HASS THE GOLDEN SHOVEL by TERRANCE HAYES ALONG WITH YOUTH by ERNEST HEMINGWAY THE BLACK RIVIERA by MARK JARMAN SIXTEEN DEAD MEN by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |
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