J\u2019ai dans ma chambre une aquarelle
\nBizarre, et d\u2019un peintre avec qui
\nM\u00e8tre et rime sont en querelle,
\n\u2014 Th\u00e9ophile Kniatowski.<\/p>\n
Sur l\u2019\u00e9cume blanche qui frange
\nLe manteau glauque de la mer
\nSe groupent en bouquet \u00e9trange
\nTrois nymphes, fleurs du gouffre amer.<\/p>\n
Comme des lis noy\u00e9s, la houle
\nFait dans sa volute d\u2019argent
\nDanser leurs beaux corps qu\u2019elle roule,
\nLes \u00e9levant, les submergeant.<\/p>\n
Sur leurs t\u00eates blondes, coiff\u00e9es
\nDe p\u00e9toncles et de roseaux,
\nElles m\u00ealent, coquettes f\u00e9es,
\nL\u2019\u00e9crin et la flore des eaux.<\/p>\n
Vidant sa nacre, l\u2019hu\u00eetre \u00e0 perle
\nConstelle de son blanc tr\u00e9sor
\nLeur gorge, o\u00f9 le flot qui d\u00e9ferle
\nSuspend d\u2019autres perles encor.<\/p>\n
Et, jusqu\u2019aux hanches soulev\u00e9es
\nPar le bras des Tritons nerveux,
\nElles luisent, d\u2019azur lav\u00e9es,
\nSous l\u2019or vert de leurs longs cheveux.<\/p>\n
Plus bas, leur blancheur sous l\u2019eau bleue
\nSe glace d\u2019un visqueux frisson,
\nEt le torse finit en queue,
\nMoiti\u00e9 femme, moiti\u00e9 poisson.<\/p>\n
Mais qui regarde la nageoire
\nEt les reins aux squameux replis,
\nEn voyant les bustes d\u2019ivoire
\nPar le baiser des mers polis ?<\/p>\n
\u00c0 l\u2019horizon, \u2014 piquant m\u00e9lange
\nDe fable et de r\u00e9alit\u00e9, \u2014
\nPara\u00eet un vaisseau qui d\u00e9range
\nLe ch\u0153ur marin \u00e9pouvant\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Son pavillon est tricolore ;
\nSon tuyau vomit la vapeur ;
\nSes aubes fouettent l\u2019eau sonore,
\nEt les nymphes plongent de peur.<\/p>\n
Sans crainte elles suivaient par troupes
\nLes trir\u00e8mes de l\u2019Archipel,
\nEt les dauphins, arquant leurs croupes,
\nD\u2019Arion attendaient l\u2019appel ;<\/p>\n
Mais le steam-boat avec ses roues,
\nComme Vulcain battant V\u00e9nus,
\nSouffletterait leurs belles joues
\nEt meurtrirait leurs membres nus.<\/p>\n
Adieu, fra\u00eeche mythologie !
\nLe paquebot passe et, de loin,
\nCroit voir sur la vague \u00e9largie
\nUne culbute de marsouin.<\/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":[647],"poems-book":[648],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[614],"class_list":["post-13864","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-647","poems-book-emaux-et-camees","poete-theophile-gautier"],"yoast_head":"\n