Dans le bassin aux bords tranquilles,
\nLes m\u00e2ts semblent un jeu de quilles
\nDebout sur l\u2019eau ;
\nLa lune est claire et clairs sont les nuages,
\nEt les voiles et les cordages
\nLaissent, sur les cargaisons sombres
\nDes longs bateaux,
\nTomber leurs ombres.<\/p>\n
Une seule lanterne brille au loin ;
\nUn seul veilleur est le t\u00e9moin
\nDu calme entier et du silence ;
\n\u00c0 peine un menu vent rapide et vain,
\nAgite-t-il, au quai du Rhin,
\nLe branchage aminci et d\u00e9pouill\u00e9 des ormes :
\nLa ville au loin et son port dorment.<\/p>\n
Dormez, la ville, et vous, les gens,
\nSous le ciel glacial d\u2019un d\u00e9cembre d\u2019argent ;
\nDormez, les bateaux et les voiles,
\nSous les fixes regards d\u2019un million d\u2019\u00e9toiles ;
\nDormez, les \u00e2tres froids et les bois consum\u00e9s,
\nEt vous, les toits, les murs et les maisons, dormez.<\/p>\n
Pourtant, de ci, de l\u00e0, des clart\u00e9s brillent ;
\nLa face ronde d\u2019un marin
\nPara\u00eet, soudain,
\nAu trou carr\u00e9 d\u2019une \u00e9coutille.
\nLes yeux d\u2019un chat luisent furtivement ;
\nLe carillon sursaute et s\u2019exalte un moment,
\nEt minuit tinte.<\/p>\n
Alors,
\nLe petit port,
\nDont la vie est \u00e9teinte,
\nSous les micas poudreux du givre \u00e9tincelant,
\nSemble toute la nuit br\u00fbler d\u2019un beau gel blanc.<\/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":[561],"poems-book":[695],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[654],"class_list":["post-15329","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-561","poems-book-les-villes-a-pignons","poete-emile-verhaeren"],"yoast_head":"\n