La Morte

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



Miné de chagrin, l’homme croule
Près du lit à baldaquin bleu
Où sa femme gît au milieu
Sous le drap tendu qui la moule.

Voilà que son doux orphelin
Monte sur une chaise, et câlin,
Passe ses mains d’étrange sorte
Sur la figure de la morte.

Le père tressaille — il a peur...
Et, défigé de sa stupeur
Devant la forme longue et roide,

« Que fais-tu, p’tit ? » et tristement,
L’enfant répond : « J’réchauff’ maman.
Si tu savais ? elle est si froide !  

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAAA BBCC DDC CBC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 471
Words 85
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

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