\u00c0\u00a0Germain Nouveau.<\/p>\n
\u00c9glise Saint-G\u00e9ry, Arras.<\/p>\n
Au bout d\u2019un bas-c\u00f4t\u00e9 de l\u2019\u00e9glise gothique,
\nContre le mur que vient baiser le jour mystique
\nD\u2019un long vitrail d\u2019azur et d\u2019or finement roux,
\nLe Crucifix se dresse, ineffablement doux,
\nSur sa croix peinte en vert aux ar\u00eates dor\u00e9es,
\nEt la gloire d\u2019or sombre en langues \u00e9chancr\u00e9es
\nFlue autour de la t\u00eate et des bras \u00e9tendus,
\nTels quatre vols de flamme en un seul confondus.
\nLa statue est en bois, de grandeur naturelle,
\nL\u00e9g\u00e8rement teint\u00e9e, et l\u2019on croirait sur elle
\nVoir s\u2019arr\u00eater la vie \u00e0 l\u2019instant qu\u2019on la voit,
\nMerveille d\u2019art pieux, celui qui la fit doit
\nN\u2019avoir fait qu\u2019elle et s\u2019\u00eatre \u00e9teint dans la victoire
\nL\u2019\u00eatre un bon ouvrier trois fois s\u00fbr de sa gloire.
\n\u00ab Voil\u00e0 l\u2019homme ! \u00bb Robuste et d\u00e9licat pourtant.
\nC\u2019est bien le corps qu\u2019il faut pour avoir souffert tant,
\nEt c\u2019est bien la poitrine o\u00f9 bat le C\u0153ur immense :
\nPar les l\u00e8vres le souffle expirant dit : \u00ab Cl\u00e9mence \u00bb
\nTant l\u2019artiste les a disjointes saintement,
\nEt les bras grands ouverts prouvent le Dieu cl\u00e9ment ;
\nLa couronne d\u2019\u00e9pine est \u00e9norme et cruelle
\nSur le front inclinant sa p\u00e2leur fraternelle
\nVers l\u2019ignorance humaine et l\u2019erreur du p\u00e9cheur,
\nTandis que, pour noyer le scrupule emp\u00eacheur
\nD\u2019aimer et d\u2019esp\u00e9rer comme la Foi l\u2019enseigne,
\nLes pieds saignent, les mains saignent, le c\u00f4t\u00e9 saigne ;
\nOn sent qu\u2019il s\u2019offre au P\u00e8re en toute charit\u00e9.
\nCe vrai Christ catholique \u00e9perdu de bont\u00e9,
\nPour sp\u00e9cialement sauver vos \u00e2mes tristes,
\nPharisiens na\u00effs, sinc\u00e8res jans\u00e9nistes !
\n\u2014 Un ami qui passait, bon peintre et bon chr\u00e9tien
\nEt bon po\u00e8te aussi \u2014 les trois s\u2019accordent bien \u2014
\nVit cette \u0153uvre sublime, en fit une copie
\nExquise, et, surprenant mon regard qui l\u2019\u00e9pie,
\nTr\u00e8s gracieusement chez moi vint l\u2019oublier.
\nEt j\u2019ai rim\u00e9 ces vers pour le remercier. \u2014<\/p>\n
Ao\u00fbt 1880.<\/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":[252],"poems-book":[251],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[240],"class_list":["post-2840","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-252","poems-book-amour","poete-paul-verlaine"],"yoast_head":"\n