La sainte, ta patronne, est surtout v\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9e
\nDans nos pays du Nord et toute la contr\u00e9e
\nDont je suis \u00e0 demi, la Lorraine et l\u2019Ardenne.
\nElle fut courageuse et douce et mourut vierge
\nEt martyre. Or il faut lui br\u00fbler un beau cierge
\nEn ce jour de ta f\u00eate et de quelque fredaine
\nDe plus, peut-\u00eatre, en son honneur, \u00f4 ma pa\u00efenne !<\/p>\n
Tu n\u2019es pas vierge, h\u00e9las ! mais encore martyre
\nNon pour Dieu, mais qui te plut. (Qu\u2019ont-ils \u00e0 rire ?)
\n\u00c0 cause de ton c\u0153ur saignant rest\u00e9 sublime.
\nCourageuse, tu l\u2019es, pauvre ch\u00e8re ador\u00e9e,
\nPour supporter tant de douleur d\u00e9mesur\u00e9e
\nAvec cette fiert\u00e9 qui pare une victime,
\nAvec tout ce pardon joyeux et longanime.<\/p>\n
Et douce ? Ah oui ! malgr\u00e9 ton allure si vive
\nEt si forte et rude parfois. Douce et na\u00efve
\nComme ta voix d\u2019enfant aux notes paysannes.
\nDouce au pauvre et na\u00efve envers tous et que bonne
\nSous un dehors souvent brutal qui vous \u00e9tonne,
\nVous, les gens, mais dont j\u2019ai vite su les arcanes !
\nDouce et bonne et na\u00efve, \u00e2me exquise qui planes<\/p>\n
Au-dessus de tout pr\u00e9jug\u00e9 b\u00eate ou f\u00e9roce,
\nAu-dessus de l\u2019hypocrisie et du cant rosse
\nEt du jargon menteur et de l\u2019argot f\u00e9tide
\nDans la r\u00e9gion pure o\u00f9 la haine s\u2019ignore,
\nO\u00f9 la rancune expire, o\u00f9 l\u2019amour pur arbore
\nSur la blancheur des cieux sa banni\u00e8re candide.
\n\u00d4 r\u00e9signation infiniment splendide.<\/p>\n
En ce jour de ta f\u00eate et malgr\u00e9 nos frivoles
\nPr\u00e9occupations moins coupables que folles
\nDe baisers redoubl\u00e9s pour le cas, et l\u2019antienne
\nPlus gentille encor qu\u2019excessive des mots lestes,
\nRecueillons-nous pourtant, pensons aux fins c\u00e9lestes
\nAfin qu\u2019apr\u00e8s ma mort ou, las ! apr\u00e8s la tienne,
\nLe survivant pour l\u2019absent prie, \u00f4 ma chr\u00e9tienne !<\/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":[259],"poems-book":[260],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[240],"class_list":["post-3013","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-259","poems-book-odes-en-son-honneur","poete-paul-verlaine"],"yoast_head":"\n