{"id":15716,"date":"2025-05-17T00:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T22:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rimes.fr\/blog\/?post_type=poemes&p=15716"},"modified":"2025-05-17T00:43:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T22:43:01","slug":"la-danse-des-vieux-et-des-vieilles","status":"publish","type":"poemes","link":"https:\/\/www.rimes.fr\/blog\/poemes\/la-danse-des-vieux-et-des-vieilles\/","title":{"rendered":"La danse des vieux et des vieilles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gens de l\u2019hospice, entrez en danse,
\nLa vieille mort part en vacances.<\/p>\n

Voici venir le riche \u00e9t\u00e9
\nVous jetant l\u2019or de sa sant\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Sa brise souffle sur vos l\u00e8vres,
\nPour en chasser l\u2019essaim des fi\u00e8vres,<\/p>\n

Et le ciel clair offre \u00e0 vos yeux
\nSon large feu silencieux.<\/p>\n

Gens de l\u2019hospice, entrez en danse,
\nLa vieille mort part en vacances.<\/p>\n

\u2014 H\u00e9las ! h\u00e9las ! ils sont si gourds
\nNos dos pesants et nos pieds lourds.<\/p>\n

Nos yeux ont perdu l\u2019habitude
\nDe voir br\u00fbler la clart\u00e9 rude.<\/p>\n

Nos fronts, nos bras, nos flancs, nos reins,
\nSont si bien faits aux longs chagrins,<\/p>\n

Que, pour nos pauvres c\u0153urs futiles,
\nLe bonheur m\u00eame est inutile.<\/p>\n

H\u00e9las ! h\u00e9las ! ils sont si gourds
\nNos dos pesants et nos pieds lourds.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dans le jardin de votre hospice,
\nLe sol est chaud, l\u2019air est propice.<\/p>\n

M\u00eame \u00e0 l\u2019ombre des coins obscurs,
\nLe lierre y mord un pan de mur.<\/p>\n

Sur un rosier de cent ann\u00e9es
\nS\u2019ouvrent trois roses obstin\u00e9es,<\/p>\n

Et le berceau des vieux chemins
\nVous tend ses fleurs comme des mains.<\/p>\n

Dans le jardin de votre hospice,
\nLe sol est chaud, l\u2019air est propice.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Certes, on aimerait cueillir,
\nPour en orner ses souvenirs,<\/p>\n

Ne fut-ce qu\u2019une simple rose
\nSur la branche o\u00f9 elle se pose ;<\/p>\n

On aimerait \u00e0 pas \u00e9gaux,
\nEt deux \u00e0 deux, jusqu\u2019aux berceaux,<\/p>\n

Se trimbaler pour voir encore
\nLes phlox grandir \u00e0 chaque aurore.<\/p>\n

Certes, on aimerait cueillir
\nQuelques roses en souvenir.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Quand vous serez sous les charmilles,
\nPoussez plus loin, passez la grille.<\/p>\n

Gagnez le champ dont les sentiers
\nVous sont connus et familiers.<\/p>\n

Les vieux clochers avec leurs cloches
\nParlent de vous de proche en proche,<\/p>\n

Et l\u2019un d\u2019entre eux vient de sonner
\nSur le bourg o\u00f9 vous \u00eates n\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Quand vous serez sous les charmilles,
\nPoussez plus loin, passez la grille.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u00c0 voir nos toits et nos hameaux,
\nD\u00e9j\u00e0 nous oublions nos maux.<\/p>\n

Nous causerons avec les pierres
\nS\u00e9culaires de nos chaumi\u00e8res,<\/p>\n

Avec les cendres du foyer,
\nAvec l\u2019armoire en vieux noyer,<\/p>\n

Avec les si\u00e8ges qu\u2019on rempaille,
\nEt la Vierge de la muraille.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 voir nos toits et nos hameaux,
\nD\u00e9j\u00e0 nous oublions nos maux.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u00c9coutez donc, voici la f\u00eate
\nQui fait tourner jambes et t\u00eates.<\/p>\n

Frappant le sol d\u2019un pied bourru,
\nSautent vos fils, dansent vos brus.<\/p>\n

L\u2019orge des champs mu\u00e9 en bi\u00e8re
\nSemble de l\u2019or au creux des verres.<\/p>\n

Et pour trinquer comme au vieux temps,
\nVous les a\u00efeux, on vous attend.<\/p>\n

\u00c9coutez donc, voici la f\u00eate
\nQui fait tourner jambes et t\u00eates.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dites, comment danserons-nous
\nSans qu\u2019on nous prenne pour des fous ?<\/p>\n

C\u2019\u00e9taient jadis d\u2019autres \u00e9treintes
\nEt d\u2019autres cris autour des pintes.<\/p>\n

C\u2019\u00e9taient jadis d\u2019autres chansons,
\nQue caden\u00e7aient cors et bassons.<\/p>\n

C\u2019\u00e9taient jadis de bons vieux th\u00e8mes,
\nQue notre c\u0153ur rythmait lui-m\u00eame.<\/p>\n

Dites, comment danserons-nous,
\nSans qu\u2019on nous prenne pour des fous ?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Gens de l\u2019hospice, entrez en danse,
\nLa vieille mort est en vacances.<\/p>\n

Il n\u2019importe que le basson
\nScande aujourd\u2019hui d\u2019autres chansons.<\/p>\n

L\u2019antique essor qui est la vie,
\nToujours nous m\u00e8ne et nous convie.<\/p>\n

Sit\u00f4t qu\u2019un peu d\u2019espoir nous luit,
\nC\u2019est notre c\u0153ur qui nous gu\u00e9rit.<\/p>\n

Gens de l\u2019hospice, entrez en danse,
\nLa vieille mort est en vacances.<\/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 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