Il m\u2019aima. C\u2019est alors que sa voix ador\u00e9e,
\nM\u2019\u00e9veilla tout enti\u00e8re, et m\u2019annon\u00e7a l\u2019amour :
\nComme la vigne aimante en secret attir\u00e9e
\nPar l\u2019ormeau caressant, qu\u2019elle embrasse \u00e0 son tour,
\nJe l\u2019aimai ! D\u2019un sourire il obtenait mon \u00e2me.
\nQue ses yeux \u00e9taient doux ! que j\u2019y lisais d\u2019aveux !
\nQuand il br\u00fblait mon c\u0153ur d\u2019une si tendre flamme,
\nComment, sans me parler, me disait-il : \u00ab Je veux ! \u00bb
\nOh ! toi qui m\u2019enchantais, savais-tu ton empire ?
\nL\u2019\u00e9prouvais-tu ce mal, ce bien dont je soupire ?
\nJe le crois : tu parlais comme on parle en aimant,
\nQuand ta bouche m\u2019apprit, je ne sais quel serment :
\nQu\u2019importe les sermens ! Je n\u2019\u00e9tais plus moi-m\u00eame,
\nJ\u2019\u00e9tais toi. J\u2019\u00e9coutais, j\u2019imitais ce que j\u2019aime :
\nMes l\u00e8vres, loin de toi, retenaient tes accens,
\nEt ta voix dans ma voix troublait encor mes sens.<\/p>\n
Je ne l\u2019imite plus ; je me tais, et les larmes,
\nDe tous mes biens perdus ont expi\u00e9 les charmes.
\nAttends-moi, m\u2019as-tu dit. J\u2019attends, j\u2019attends toujours !
\nL\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9, j\u2019attends de toi la gr\u00e2ce des beaux jours ;
\nL\u2019hiver aussi, j\u2019attends ! Fix\u00e9e \u00e0 ma fen\u00eatre,
\nSur le chemin d\u00e9sert je crois te reconna\u00eetre ;
\nMais les sentiers rompus ont effray\u00e9 tes pas :
\nQuand ton c\u0153ur me cherchait, tu ne les voyais pas !
\nAinsi le temps prolonge et nourrit ma souffrance.
\nHier, c\u2019est le regret, demain, c\u2019est l\u2019esp\u00e9rance ;
\nChaque d\u00e9sir trahi me rend \u00e0 la douleur,
\n\ufeffEt jamais, jamais au bonheur !
\nLe soir, \u00e0 l\u2019horizon, o\u00f9 s\u2019\u00e9gare ma vue,
\nTu m\u2019apparais encore, et j\u2019attends malgr\u00e9 moi :
\n\ufeffLa nuit tombe\u2026 ce n\u2019est plus toi ;
\n\ufeffNon ! C\u2019est le songe qui me tue.
\nIl me tue, et je l\u2019aime ! et je veux en g\u00e9mir.
\nMais sur ton c\u0153ur jamais ne pourrai-je dormir,
\nDe ce sommeil profond qui rafra\u00eechit la vie ?
\nLe repos sur ton c\u0153ur ! c\u2019est le ciel que j\u2019envie,
\nEt le ciel irrit\u00e9 met l\u2019absence entre nous.
\nCeux qui le font parler me l\u2019ont dit \u00e0 moi-m\u00eame,
\n\ufeffIl ne veut pas qu\u2019on aime :
\nMon Dieu, je n\u2019ose plus aimer qu\u2019\u00e0 vos genoux ?<\/p>\n
Qu\u2019ai-je dit ? Notre amour, c\u2019est le ciel sur la terre.
\nIl fut, j\u2019en crois mon c\u0153ur effray\u00e9 d\u2019un remord,
\nIl fut comme la vie, h\u00e9las ! involontaire,
\n\ufeffIn\u00e9vitable aussi comme la mort.
\nJ\u2019ai go\u00fbt\u00e9 cet amour ; j\u2019en pleure les d\u00e9lices.
\nCher amant ! quand mon sein palpita sous ton sein,
\n\ufeffNos deux \u00e2mes \u00e9taient complices,
\nEt tu gardas la mienne, heureuse du larcin :
\nOh ! ne me la rends plus ! Que cette \u00e2me encha\u00een\u00e9e,
\n\ufeffTriste et passionn\u00e9e,
\nHeureuse de se perdre et d\u2019errer apr\u00e8s toi,
\nTe cherche, te rappelle et t\u2019entra\u00eene vers moi !<\/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":[546],"poems-book":[549],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[208],"class_list":["post-11805","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-546","poems-book-elegies-et-poesies-nouvelles","poete-marceline-desbordes-valmore"],"yoast_head":"\n