La Nymphe

Henri de Regnier 1864 (Honfleur) – 1936 (Paris)



L’eau calme qui s’endort, déborde et se repose
Au bassin de porphyre et dans la vasque en pleurs
En son trouble sommeil et ses glauques pâleurs
Reflète le cyprès et reflète la rose.

Le Dieu à la Déesse en souriant s’oppose ;
L’un tient le sceptre et l’arc, l’autre l’urne et les fleurs,
Et, dans l’allée entre eux, mêlant son ombre aux leurs,
L’Amour debout et nu se dresse et s’interpose.

Les talus du gazon bordent le canal clair ;
L’if y mire son bloc, le houx son cône vert,
Et l’obélisque alterne avec la pyramide ;

Un Dragon qui fait face à son Hydre ennemie,
Tous deux du trou visqueux de leurs bouches humides
Crachent un jet d’argent sur la Nymphe endormie.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAAA AAAA XBB CAC
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 699
Words 122
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

Henri de Regnier

Henri-François-Joseph de Régnier was a French symbolist poet, considered one of the most important of France during the early 20th century. more…

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