L'enclos

Emile Verhaeren 1855 (Sint-Amands) – 1916 (Rouen)



Quatre fossés couraient autour de l'enclos. Or,
Quand le soleil de Mai, brûlant l'air de ses flammes,
Sabrait leur eau dormante avec toutes ses lames,
La ferme s'allumait d'un encadrement d'or.

Ils s'étendaient, plaqués au bord de mousse verte
Et de lourds nénuphars étoilant le flot noir.
Les grenouilles venaient y coasser, le soir,
L'oeil large ouvert, le dos enflé, le corps inerte.

Des canards pavoisés y nageaient fiers et lents,
Des canards bleus, verts, gris, pourpres, des canards blancs,
Des canards clairs et blancs, avec un grand bec jaune ;

Ils y plongeaient leur aile et leur ventre lustré,
Et les pattes battant les eaux, le col doré,
Cassaient rageusement des iris longs d'une aune.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA CDDC BBE AAE
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 713
Words 117
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

Emile Verhaeren

Emile Verhaeren was a Belgian poet who wrote in the French language, and one of the chief founders of the school of Symbolism. more…

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