Devant la blanche ferme o\u00f9 parfois vers midi
\nUn vieillard vient s\u2019asseoir sur le seuil atti\u00e9di,
\nO\u00f9 cent poules ga\u00eement m\u00ealent leurs cr\u00eates rouges,
\nO\u00f9, gardiens du sommeil, les dogues dans leurs bouges
\nEcoutent les chansons du gardien du r\u00e9veil,
\nDu beau coq verniss\u00e9 qui reluit au soleil,
\nUne vache \u00e9tait l\u00e0, tout \u00e0 l\u2019heure arr\u00eat\u00e9e.
\nSuperbe, \u00e9norme, rousse et de blanc tachet\u00e9e,
\nDouce comme une biche avec ses jeunes faons,
\nElle avait sous le ventre un beau groupe d\u2019enfants,
\nD\u2019enfants aux dents de marbre, aux cheveux en broussailles
\nFrais, et plus charbonn\u00e9s que de vieilles murailles,
\nQui, bruyants, tous ensemble, \u00e0 grands cris appelant
\nD\u2019autres qui, tout petits, se h\u00e2taient en tremblant,
\nD\u00e9robant sans piti\u00e9 quelque laiti\u00e8re absente,
\nSous leur bouche joyeuse et peut-\u00eatre blessante
\nEt sous leurs doigts pressant le lait pas mille trous,
\nTiraient le pis f\u00e9cond de la m\u00e8re au poil roux.
\nElle, bonne et puissante et de son tr\u00e9sor pleine,
\nSous leurs mains par moments faisant fr\u00e9mir \u00e0 peine
\nSon beau flanc plus ombr\u00e9 qu\u2019un flanc de l\u00e9opard,
\nDistraite, regardait vaguement quelque part.<\/p>\n
Ainsi, Nature ! abri de toute cr\u00e9ature !
\nO m\u00e8re universelle ! indulgente Nature !
\nAinsi, tous \u00e0 la fois, mystiques et charnels,
\nCherchant l\u2019ombre et le lait sous tes flancs \u00e9ternels,
\nNous sommes l\u00e0, savants, po\u00ebtes, p\u00eale-m\u00eale,
\nPendus de toutes parts \u00e0 ta forte mamelle !
\nEt tandis qu\u2019affam\u00e9s, avec des cris vainqueurs,
\nA tes sources sans fin d\u00e9salt\u00e9rant nos c\u0153urs,
\nPour en faire plus tard notre sang et notre \u00e2me,
\nNous aspirons \u00e0 flots ta lumi\u00e8re et ta flamme,
\nLes feuillages, les monts, les pr\u00e9s verts, le ciel bleu,
\nToi, sans te d\u00e9ranger, tu r\u00eaves \u00e0 ton Dieu !<\/p>\n
15 mai 1837<\/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":[291],"poems-book":[292],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[206],"class_list":["post-4465","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-291","poems-book-les-voix-interieures","poete-victor-hugo"],"yoast_head":"\n