Minuit blanc

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



Dalles au fond des lointains clairs et lacs d'opales,
Pendant les grands hivers, lorsque les nuits sont pâles
Et qu'un autel de froid s'éclaire au choeur des neiges !

Le gel se râpe en givre ardent à travers branches,
Le gel ! - et de grandes ailes qui volent blanches
Font d'interminables et suppliants cortèges
Sur fond de ciel, là-bas, où les minuits sont pâles.
Des cris immensément de râle et d'épouvante
Hèlent la peur, et l'ombre, au loin, semble vivante
Et se promène, et se grandit sur ces opales
De grands miroirs. - Oh ! sur ces lacs de minuits pâles,
Cygnes clamant la mort, les êtes-vous, ces âmes,
Qui vont prier en vain les blanches Notre-Dames ?

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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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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