I<\/p>\n
Le Temps ne surprend pas le sage,
\nMais du Temps le sage se rit,
\nCar lui seul en conna\u00eet l\u2019usage :
\nDes plaisirs que Dieu nous offrit
\nIl sait embellir l\u2019existence,
\nIl sait sourire \u00e0 l\u2019esp\u00e9rance,
\nQuand l\u2019esp\u00e9rance lui sourit.<\/p>\n
II<\/p>\n
Le bonheur n\u2019est pas dans la gloire,
\nDans les fers dor\u00e9s d\u2019une cour,
\nDans les transports de la victoire,
\nMais dans la lyre et dans l\u2019amour :
\nChoisissons une jeune amante,
\nUn luth qui lui plaise et l\u2019enchante :
\nAimons et chantons tour-\u00e0-tour.<\/p>\n
III<\/p>\n
\u00ab Illusions ! vaines images ! \u00bb
\nNous diront les tristes le\u00e7ons
\nDe ces mortels pr\u00e9tendus sages
\nSur qui l\u2019\u00e2ge \u00e9tend ses gla\u00e7ons :
\n\u00ab Le bonheur n\u2019est point sur la terre,
\n\u00bb Votre amour n\u2019est qu\u2019une chim\u00e8re,
\n\u00bb Votre lyre n\u2019a que des sons. \u00bb<\/p>\n
IV<\/p>\n
Ah ! pr\u00e9f\u00e9rons cette chim\u00e8re
\n\u00c0 leur froide moralit\u00e9 ;
\nFuyons leur voix triste et s\u00e9v\u00e8re ;
\nSi le mal est r\u00e9alit\u00e9,
\nEt si le bonheur est un songe,
\nFixons les yeux sur le mensonge,
\nPour ne pas voir la v\u00e9rit\u00e9.<\/p>\n
V<\/p>\n
Aimons au printemps de la vie,
\nAfin que d\u2019un noir repentir
\nL\u2019automne ne soit point suivie ;
\nNe cherchons pas dans l\u2019avenir
\nLe bonheur que Dieu nous dispense ;
\nQuand nous n\u2019aurons plus l\u2019esp\u00e9rance,
\nNous garderons le souvenir.<\/p>\n
VI<\/p>\n
Jouissons de ce temps rapide,
\nQui laisse apr\u00e8s lui des remords,
\nSi l\u2019amour, dont l\u2019ardeur nous guide,
\nN\u2019a d\u2019aussi rapides transports :
\nProfitons de l\u2019adolescence,
\nCar la coupe de l\u2019existence
\nNe p\u00e9tille que sur ses bords.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"annee":[521],"poems-book":[497],"poemes-theme":[366],"poete":[517],"class_list":["post-11186","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-521","poems-book-elegies-nationales-et-satires-politiques","poemes-theme-temps-qui-passe","poete-gerard-de-nerval"],"yoast_head":"\n