Que nous sommes encor heureux et fiers de vivre

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



Que nous sommes encor heureux et fiers de vivre
Quand le moindre rayon entr'aperçu là-haut
Illumine un instant les pauvres fleurs de givre
Que le gel dur et fin grava sur nos carreaux.

L'élan bondit en nous et l'espoir nous emporte,
Et notre vieux jardin nous apparaît encor
Malgré ses longs chemins jonchés de branches mortes
Vivant et pur et clair et plein de lueurs d'or.

Je ne sais quoi de lumineux et d'intrépide
Se glisse en notre sang et nous réincarnons
L'immense et plein été dans les baisers rapides
Qu'avec ardeur, à corps perdu, nous nous donnons.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAC BACA BCCC
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 573
Words 100
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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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