J\u2019avais pein\u00e9 comme Sisyphe
\nEt comme Hercule travaill\u00e9
\nContre la chair qui se rebiffe.<\/p>\n
J\u2019avais lutt\u00e9, j\u2019avais baill\u00e9
\nDes coups \u00e0 trancher des montagnes,
\nEt comme Achille ferraill\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Farouche ami qui m\u2019accompagnes,
\nTu le sais, courage pa\u00efen,
\nSi nous en f\u00eemes des campagnes.<\/p>\n
Si nous avons n\u00e9glig\u00e9 rien
\nDans cette guerre ext\u00e9nuante,
\nSi nous avons travaill\u00e9 bien !<\/p>\n
Le tout en vain : l\u2019\u00e2pre g\u00e9ante
\n\u00c0 mon effort de tout c\u00f4t\u00e9
\nOpposait sa ruse ambiante,<\/p>\n
Et toujours un l\u00e2che abrit\u00e9
\nDans mes conseils qu\u2019il environne
\nLivrait les cl\u00e9s de la cit\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Que ma chance f\u00fbt male ou bonne,
\nToujours un parti de mon c\u0153ur
\nOuvrait sa porte \u00e0 la Gorgone.<\/p>\n
Toujours l\u2019ennemi suborneur
\nSavait envelopper d\u2019un pi\u00e8ge
\nM\u00eame la victoire et l\u2019honneur !<\/p>\n
J\u2019\u00e9tais le vaincu qu\u2019on assi\u00e8ge,
\nPr\u00eat \u00e0 vendre son sang bien cher,
\nQuand, blanche en v\u00eatements de neige<\/p>\n
Toute belle au front humble et fier,
\nUne dame vint sur la nue.
\nQui d\u2019un signe fit fuir la Chair.<\/p>\n
Dans une temp\u00eate inconnue
\nDe rage et de cris inhumains,
\nEt d\u00e9chirant sa gorge nue,<\/p>\n
Le Monstre reprit ses chemins
\nPar les bois pleins d\u2019amours affreuses,
\nEt la dame, joignant les mains :<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00ab Mon pauvre combattant qui creuses,
\nDit-elle, ce dilemme en vain,
\nTr\u00eave aux victoires malheureuses !<\/p>\n
\u00ab Il t\u2019arrive un secours divin
\nDont je suis s\u00fbre messag\u00e8re
\nPour ton salut, possible enfin ! \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00ab \u00d4 ma Dame dont la voix ch\u00e8re
\nEncourage un bless\u00e9 jaloux
\nDe voir finir l\u2019atroce guerre,<\/p>\n
\u00ab Vous qui parlez d\u2019un ton si doux
\nEn m\u2019annon\u00e7ant de bonnes choses,
\nMa Dame, qui donc \u00eates-vous ? \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00ab J\u2019\u00e9tais n\u00e9e avant toutes causes
\nEt je verrai la fin de tous
\nLes effets, \u00e9toiles et roses.<\/p>\n
\u00ab En m\u00eame temps, bonne, sur vous,
\nHommes faibles et pauvres femmes,
\nJe pleure, et je vous trouve fous !<\/p>\n
\u00ab Je pleure sur vos tristes \u00e2mes,
\nJ\u2019ai l\u2019amour d\u2019elles, j\u2019ai la peur
\nD\u2019elles, et de leurs v\u0153ux inf\u00e2mes !<\/p>\n
\u00ab \u00d4 ceci n\u2019est pas le bonheur,
\nVeillez, Quelqu\u2019un l\u2019a dit que j\u2019aime,
\nVeillez, crainte du Suborneur,<\/p>\n
\u00ab Veillez, crainte du Jour supr\u00eame !
\nQui je suis ? me demandais-tu.
\nMon nom courbe les anges m\u00eame,<\/p>\n
\u00ab Je suis le c\u0153ur de la vertu,
\nJe suis l\u2019\u00e2me de la sagesse,
\nMon nom br\u00fble l\u2019Enfer t\u00eatu,<\/p>\n
\u00ab Je suis la douceur qui redresse,
\nJ\u2019aime tous et n\u2019accuse aucun,
\nMon nom, seul, se nomme promesse,<\/p>\n
\u00ab Je suis l\u2019unique h\u00f4te opportun,
\nJe parle au Roi le vrai langage
\nDu matin rose et du soir brun,<\/p>\n
\u00ab Je suis la Pri\u00e8re, et mon gage
\nC\u2019est ton vice en d\u00e9route au loin ;
\nMa condition : \u00ab Toi, sois sage. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00ab Oui, ma Dame, et soyez t\u00e9moin ! \u00bb<\/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":[248],"poems-book":[247],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[240],"class_list":["post-2741","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-248","poems-book-sagesse","poete-paul-verlaine"],"yoast_head":"\n