Sur les fumiers, tass\u00e9s par blocs,
\nAu petit jour, chante le coq.<\/p>\n
Et tous les coqs du voisinage,
\nDe cris touffus et angoiss\u00e9s,
\nLui r\u00e9pondent, le cou dress\u00e9,
\nComme un b\u00e2ton dans leur plumage.<\/p>\n
Morte de sommeil lourd,
\nUne servante en jupons rouges,
\nCheveux d\u00e9faits et seins qui bougent,
\nS\u2019\u00e9tire en traversant la cour.<\/p>\n
Et c\u2019est l\u2019\u00e9veil des m\u00e9tairies :
\nLes chiens aboient, les porcs grognent ;
\nLes pieds massifs des chevaux cognent
\nLe mur sonnant des \u00e9curies ;
\nUn verrou crie \u00e0 l\u2019huis des granges ;
\nLes seaux qu\u2019on range
\nS\u2019entrechoquent sur les carreaux ;
\nL\u2019\u00e9table s\u2019ouvre et les bu\u00e9es
\nMontent des liti\u00e8res remu\u00e9es
\n\u00c0 coups de fourche et de rateaux.<\/p>\n
D\u00e9j\u00e0 les cuisines sont pleines
\nDe gens de peine
\nQui gloutonnent autour des plats,
\nPuis qui partent, arm\u00e9s de b\u00eaches,
\nFouiller la terre, \u00e2pre et s\u00e8che,
\nL\u00e0-bas.<\/p>\n
Et des poules entrent et sortent
\nEt caquettent au seuil des portes ;
\nLe m\u00e9tayer, la pipe aux dents,
\nImpose \u00e0 ses trois fils leur t\u00e2che :
\nL\u2019un l\u2019accepte ; l\u2019autre se f\u00e2che ;
\nMais tous la remplissent, en attendant
\nQue l\u2019a\u00efeul meure et qu\u2019eux soient ma\u00eetres.<\/p>\n
Et la ferme se vide et le soleil p\u00e9n\u00e8tre,
\nComme de l\u2019or, par les fen\u00eatres ;
\nEt les mouches, sur les tables poiss\u00e9es,
\nM\u00e8nent des rondes insens\u00e9es
\nEt par couples s\u2019essorent ;
\nTandis qu\u2019en lumineux et roucoulant arroi
\nSe pavanent les blancs pigeons sonores,
\nAu bord des toits.<\/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":[278],"poems-book":[696],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[654],"class_list":["post-15390","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-278","poems-book-les-plaines","poete-emile-verhaeren"],"yoast_head":"\n