Comme des clous, les gros pav\u00e9s
\n\ufeffFixent au sol les routes claires :
\n\ufeffLignes et courbes de lumi\u00e8re
\n\ufeffQui d\u00e9corent et divisent les terres
\n\ufeffEn ce pays de bois et de champs emblav\u00e9s.<\/p>\n
Les plus vieilles se souviennent des temps de Rome
\n\ufeffQuand s\u2019en venaient les Dieux
\n\ufeffR\u00f4der dans les vergers des hommes ;
\nD\u2019autres ont aper\u00e7u la f\u00e9e au manteau bleu
\n\ufeffQui se glissait entre les saules
\nAvec un ver luisant fix\u00e9 sur son \u00e9paule ;
\nQuelques-unes se complaisent aux longs d\u00e9tours
\nPour visiter les croix qu\u2019on dresse aux carrefours
\nOu les vierges qu\u2019on f\u00eate en des niches de pierre ;
\nEt les voici, celles qui ont senti la guerre
\n\ufeffEt sa bondissante col\u00e8re
\n\ufeffPasser.<\/p>\n
\ufeffPendant l\u2019hiver morne et tass\u00e9
\n\ufeffAutour des \u00e2tres,
\n\ufeffLes grand\u2019routes gris\u00e2tres
\nSemblent tra\u00eener au loin sous un ciel lourd et bas.
\nMais d\u00e8s que les beaux jours les r\u00e9chauffent l\u00e0-bas
\nToutes se r\u00e9veillent jeunes comme la vie.
\n\ufeffLeurs grands gestes \u00e0 travers champs convient
\n\ufeffAu travail vaste et clair,
\n\ufeffHommes, chevaux, herses, charrettes
\n\ufeffEt les gamins et les fillettes
\nQui s\u2019arr\u00eatent parfois pour \u00e9couter dans l\u2019air
\nLe chant fl\u00fbt\u00e9 et saccad\u00e9 d\u2019une alouette.<\/p>\n
\ufeffAlors
\nLes grand\u2019routes, d\u00e8s le matin, partent d\u2019accord
\n\ufeffSous les rameaux et les ombrages
\nVers les pr\u00e9s et les eaux, les bourgs et les villages ;
\n\ufeffEt sans fatigue et sans repos
\nElles longent le mur ou le foss\u00e9 des clos ;
\n\ufeffElles se haussent ou s\u2019inclinent
\n\u00c0 contourner les flancs in\u00e9gaux des collines ;
\nElles tardent soudain \u00e0 s\u2019en aller plus loin
\nQuand embaume le tr\u00e8fle ou que fleure le foin.<\/p>\n
\ufeffParfois l\u2019ombre grande des nues
\nFlotte seule \u00e0 midi sur leur surface nue ;
\nOn les voit traverser les clairs arpents de bl\u00e9
\nO\u00f9 s\u2019activent les bras d\u2019un travail rassembl\u00e9 ;
\nL\u2019une s\u2019\u00e9loigne \u00e0 droite et puis sinue \u00e0 gauche,
\nVers un fermier qui bine ou vers un gars qui fauche ;
\nL\u2019autre descend, tr\u00e8s humblement, tracer un rond
\nAutour de la cabane o\u00f9 vit un b\u00fbcheron.
\n\ufeffLes plus hautes et les plus larges
\nTransportent sur leur dos de si compactes charges
\nQu\u2019\u00e0 les voir s\u2019en aller, par les couchants vermeils,
\nAvec leurs charrois pleins et leurs lourds attelages,
\nOn croirait que les tours et les toits d\u2019un village
\n\ufeffSont en marche vers le soleil.<\/p>\n
\ufeffAinsi les routes grandes ou petites
\n\ufeffVisitent
\n\ufeffDe l\u2019aube au soir, durant l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9,
\n\ufeffEt la ferme bruyante et le clos \u00e9cart\u00e9.
\nLeur voisinage est doux \u00e0 ceux qui, sur leur porte,
\nS\u2019assoient le soir en se parlant des choses mortes.
\n\ufeffElles savent quel est le pas
\n\ufeffQui tous les jours, \u00e0 telle heure, s\u2019en va
\n\ufeffDu bourg d\u2019en haut au bourg d\u2019en bas ;
\n\ufeffElles m\u00e8nent au cimeti\u00e8re ou \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9glise
\n\ufeffElles m\u00e8nent encor jusques au bois
\n\ufeffO\u00f9 quelque gars violent et sournois
\n\ufeffGuette la fille qu\u2019il courtise ;
\nElles connaissent tout : bonheur, tristesse ou deuil
\nQue resserrent les murs et d\u00e9robent les seuils
\n\ufeffSi bien que c\u2019est et la joie et la peine
\n\ufeffQu\u2019elles charrient de plaine en plaine
\nAvec l\u2019ent\u00eatement de la vaillance humaine.<\/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":[708],"poems-book":[702],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[654],"class_list":["post-15691","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-708","poems-book-les-bles-mouvants","poete-emile-verhaeren"],"yoast_head":"\n