La Débâcle
Maurice Rollinat 1846 (Châteauroux) – 1903 (Ivry-sur-Seine)
L’orfraie a rendu son oracle.
Venu vite, le soir se bâcle ;
L’écluse émet d’horribles sons,
Puis, avec d’immenses frissons,
Partout craque... C’est la débâcle !
Et l’on voit l’effrayant miracle
D’un vitreux peuple de glaçons
Debout, haut comme des maisons,
Dépassant les rochers qu’il racle.
Magnifique et hideux spectacle !
L’énorme glacier vagabond
Roule les murs d’un habitacle,
Emporte les pierres d’un pont.
Le vent qui s’acharne répond
Aux banquises couchant l’obstacle.
D’aspects et de bruits plus funèbres ?
Jamais personne n’en rêva !
Fantomal, blanc, cela s’en va...
En clapotant, l’onde, à pleins bords,
Semble ramper dans les ténèbres
Sous des multitudes de morts.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBA AXBA ACAXCA BDDBBB |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 714 |
Words | 103 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 6, 6 |
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