A l'inaccessible

Maurice Rollinat 1846 (Châteauroux) – 1903 (Ivry-sur-Seine)



Argile toujours vierge, inburinable airain,
Magicien masqué plus tyran que la femme,
Art ! Terrible envoûteur qui martyrise l'âme,
Railleur mystérieux de l'esprit pèlerin !

Il n'est pas de poète insoumis à ton frein
Et tous ceux dont la gloire ici-bas te proclame
Savent que ton autel épuisera leur flamme
Et qu'ils récolteront ton mépris souverain.

Rageuse inquiétude et patience blême
Usent leurs ongles d'or à fouiller ton problème ;
L'homme évoque pourtant ton mirage moqueur ;

Longuement il te cherche et te poursuit sans trêve,
Abîme où s'engloutit la tendresse du coeur,
Zénith où cogne en vain l'avidité du rêve !

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCA ABBA CCD CDC
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 648
Words 99
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

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