Enfant sur la terre on se tra\u00eene,
\nLes yeux et l\u2019\u00e2me \u00e9merveill\u00e9s,
\nMais, plus tard, on regarde \u00e0 peine
\nCette terre qu\u2019on foule aux pieds.<\/p>\n
Je sens d\u00e9j\u00e0 que je l\u2019oublie,
\nEt, parfois, songeur au front las,
\nJe m\u2019en repens et me rallie
\nAux enfants qui vivent plus bas.<\/p>\n
D\u00e9tach\u00e9s du sein de la m\u00e8re,
\nDe leurs petits pieds incertains
\nIls vont reconna\u00eetre la terre
\nEt pressent tout de leurs deux mains ;<\/p>\n
Ils ont de graves t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate
\nAvec le chien de la maison ;
\nIls voient courir la moindre b\u00eate
\nDans les profondeurs du gazon ;<\/p>\n
Ils \u00e9coutent l\u2019herbe qui pousse,
\nEux seuls respirent son parfum ;
\nIls contemplent les brins de mousse
\nEt les grains de sable un par un ;<\/p>\n
Par tous les calices bais\u00e9e,
\nLeur bouche est au niveau des fleurs,
\nEt c\u2019est souvent de la ros\u00e9e
\nQu\u2019on essuie en s\u00e9chant leurs pleurs.<\/p>\n
J\u2019ai vu la terre aussi me tendre
\nSes bras, ses l\u00e8vres, autrefois !
\nDepuis que je la veux comprendre,
\nPlus jamais je ne l\u2019aper\u00e7ois.<\/p>\n
Elle a pour moi plus de myst\u00e8re,
\nD\u00e9sormais, que de nouveaut\u00e9 ;
\nJ\u2019y sens mon c\u0153ur plus solitaire,
\nQuand j\u2019y rencontre la beaut\u00e9 ;<\/p>\n
Et, quand je daigne par caprice
\nAvec les enfants me baisser,
\nJ\u2019importune cette nourrice
\nQui ne veut plus me caresser.<\/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":[218],"poems-book":[883],"poemes-theme":[364],"poete":[762],"class_list":["post-16716","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-218","poems-book-les-solitudes","poemes-theme-terre","poete-rene-francois-sully-prudhomme"],"yoast_head":"\n