Du c\u00f4t\u00e9 du canal, o\u00f9 ronflent et s\u2019exilent
\nLes trois usines de la ville,
\nLa gare,
\nAvec ses coups de trompe et de sifflet,
\nAvec ses signaux verts dans le soir violet,
\nLuit et s\u2019effare.<\/p>\n
Elle existe, vivant de peu, tr\u00e8s \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cart ;
\nO\u00f9 monte son pignon, montait l\u2019ancien rempart.
\nLes dimanches, \u00e0 l\u2019heure o\u00f9 l\u2019on sonne les messes
\nElle \u00e9coute, de loin, le lourd bourdon baller,
\nEt les cloches, une fois l\u2019an, se quereller,
\nToutes ensemble, \u00e0 la kermesse.<\/p>\n
Elle conna\u00eet l\u2019huissier, le juge et le cur\u00e9,
\nEt ceux qui vont \u00e0 Deynze, et de Deynze \u00e0 Courtrai,
\nEt ceux que le lundi pousse jusqu\u2019\u00e0 Termonde ;
\nTous, ils rentrent, le soir, avant la nuit, chez eux,
\nSans que jamais aucun ne laisse errer ses yeux
\nAu long des rails br\u00fblants, qui vont au bout du monde.<\/p>\n
Un va et vient pr\u00e9vu de charriages las
\nCircule, autour de vieux hangars, l\u00e0-bas ;
\nUn camion s\u2019\u00e9loigne, un camion arrive ;
\nOn h\u00e8le, au cabaret, quelques d\u00e9bardeurs so\u00fbls,
\nEt les wagons charg\u00e9s sont pouss\u00e9s, bout \u00e0 bout,
\nEt se heurtent, comme entra\u00een\u00e9s \u00e0 la d\u00e9rive.<\/p>\n
Mais, d\u00e8s que le jour tombe, et que s\u2019en vont rentrer
\nCeux-ci d\u2019Alost, ceux-l\u00e0 de Deynze et de Courtrai,
\nLa gare,
\nUne derni\u00e8re fois, tremble et s\u2019effare,
\nEt se remplit de bruit ;
\nPuis, doucement s\u2019enfonce et se cl\u00f4t dans sa nuit ;
\nEt l\u2019on n\u2019entend plus rien dans la salle d\u2019attente,
\nO\u00f9 seul un bec de gaz reste allum\u00e9,
\nQue le grincement dur d\u2019une plume irritante,
\nPr\u00e8s d\u2019un guichet ferm\u00e9.<\/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-15356","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-561","poems-book-les-villes-a-pignons","poete-emile-verhaeren"],"yoast_head":"\n