Au bord du quai
Emile Verhaeren 1855 (Sint-Amands) – 1916 (Rouen)
Et qu'importe d'où sont venus ceux qui s'en vont,
S'ils entendent toujours un cri profond
Au carrefour des doutes !
Mon corps est lourd, mon corps est las,
Je veux rester, je ne peux pas ;
L'âpre univers est un tissu de routes
Tramé de vent et de lumière ;
Mieux vaut partir, sans aboutir,
Que de s'asseoir, même vainqueur, le soir,
Devant son oeuvre coutumière,
Avec, en son coeur morne, une vie
Qui cesse de bondir au-delà de la vie.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AABBBBCCDCEE |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 439 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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