À l'Inaccessible



Argile toujours vierge, inburinable airain,
Magicien masqué plus tyran que la femme,
Art ! Terrible envoûteur qui martyrise l’âme,
Railleur mystérieux de l’esprit pèlerin !

Il n’est pas de poète insoumis à ton frein :
Et tous ceux dont la gloire ici-bas te proclame
Savent que ton autel épuisera leur flamme
Et qu’ils récolteront ton mépris souverain.

Rageuse inquiétude et patience blême
Usent leurs ongles d’or à fouiller ton problème ;
L’homme évoque pourtant ton mirage moqueur ;

Longuement il te cherche et te poursuit sans trêve,
Abîme où s’engloutit la tendresse du cœur,
Zénith où cogne en vain l’avidité du rêve !

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Scheme ABCA ABBA CCD CDC
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 656
Words 99
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

Maurice Rollinat

 · 1846 · Châteauroux
 · 1903 · Ivry-sur-Seine

Maurice Rollinat was a French poet. more…

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