La ronce et le serpent
Maurice Rollinat 1846 (Châteauroux) – 1903 (Ivry-sur-Seine)
Foisonnantes, couvant des venins séculaires
Dans ce marécageux semis d'herbe et de rocs,
Les ronces, par fouillis épais comme des blocs,
Embusquaient sourdement leurs dards triangulaires.
Ah certe ! Elles guettaient si bien l'occasion
Du Mal, si scélérate épiait leur adresse,
Que l'accrochant éclair de leurs griffes traîtresses
Fut plus subtil encor que ma précaution.
J'enrageais ! Quand mon pied heurte un serpent... la bête
Aurait pu se venger ? elle écarta la tête,
Et s'enfuit d'un train plus rampant.
Allons ! que ton humeur à présent se défronce,
Me dis-je ! - Et, j'oubliai pour un si doux serpent
La méchanceté de la ronce.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AAAA BAAB CCD ADA |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 654 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 3 |
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