La grande cascade

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



A cette heure, elle n'est sensible,
La grande cascade du roc,
Qui par son tonnerre d'un bloc,
La nuit la rend toute invisible.

Et, pourtant, sa rumeur compacte
Décèle son bavement fou,
Sa chute à pic, en casse-cou,
Son ruement lourd de cataracte.

Un instant, l'astre frais et pur
Écarte son nuage obscur,
Comme un oeil lève sa paupière ;

Et l'on croit voir, subitement,
Crouler des murs de diamant
Dans un abîme de lumière.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA CXXC DDE CCE
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 436
Words 76
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

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