Frère et sœur

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



Frère et sœur, les petiots, se tenant par la main,
Vont au rythme pressé de leurs bras qu’ils balancent ;
Des hauteurs et des fonds de grands souffles s’élancent,
Devant eux le soir lourd assombrit le chemin.

Survient l’orage ! avec tout l’espace qui gronde,
Avec le rouge éclair qui les drape de sang,
Les barbouille de flamme en les éblouissant ;
Enfin, la nuit les perd dans la forêt profonde.

     Ils ont peur des loups ! mais, bientôt,
     Ils s’endorment. Et, de là-haut,
La lune qui verdit ses nuages de marbre
Admire en les gazant ces deux êtres humains
     Sommeillant la main dans la main,
     Si petits sous les si grands arbres !

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 26, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA BXBB BBXCAC
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 660
Words 111
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 6

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