Le Socle

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



L’Amour qui souriait en son bronze d’or clair
Au centre du bassin qu’enfeuille, soir à soir,
L’automne, a chancelé en se penchant pour voir
En l’onde son reflet lui rire, inverse et vert.

Le prestige mystérieux s’est entr’ouvert ;
Sa chute, par sa ride, a brisé le miroir,
Et dans la transparence en paix du cristal noir
On l’aperçoit qui dort sous l’eau qui l’a couvert.

Le lieu est triste ; l’if est dur ; le cyprès nu.
L’allée au loin s’enfonce où nul n’est revenu
Dont le pas à jamais vibre au fond de l’écho ;

Et, de l’Amour tombé du socle qu’il dénude,
Il reste un bloc égal qui semble le tombeau
Du songe, du silence et de la solitude.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

36 sec read
85

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXC CABC DDX EXE
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 684
Words 120
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…

All Henri de Regnier poems | Henri de Regnier Books

0 fans

Discuss the poem Le Socle with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Le Socle" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/17200/le-socle>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    Henri de Regnier

    »

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    11
    days
    12
    hours
    46
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    "Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe."
    A Dr. Seuss
    B Shel Silverstein
    C Lord Byron
    D Lewis Carroll