Parqu\u00e9s entre des bancs de ch\u00eane, aux coins d\u2019\u00e9glise
\nQu\u2019atti\u00e9dit puamment leur souffle, tous leurs yeux
\nVers le ch\u0153ur ruisselant d\u2019orrie et la ma\u00eetrise
\nAux vingt gueules gueulant les cantiques pieux ;<\/p>\n
Comme un parfum de pain humant l\u2019odeur de cire,
\nHeureux, humili\u00e9s comme des chiens battus,
\nLes Pauvres au bon Dieu, le patron et le sire,
\nTendent leurs oremus risibles et t\u00eatus.<\/p>\n
Aux femmes, c\u2019est bien bon de faire des bancs lisses,
\nApr\u00e8s les six jours noirs o\u00f9 Dieu les fait souffrir !
\nElles bercent, tordus dans d\u2019\u00e9tranges pelisses,
\nDes esp\u00e8ces d\u2019enfants qui pleurent \u00e0 mourir.<\/p>\n
Leurs seins crasseux dehors, ces mangeuses de soupe,
\nUne pri\u00e8re aux yeux et ne priant jamais,
\nRegardent parader mauvaisement un groupe
\nDe gamines avec leurs chapeaux d\u00e9form\u00e9s.<\/p>\n
Dehors, le froid, la faim, l\u2019homme en ribote :
\nC\u2019est bon. Encore une heure ; apr\u00e8s, les maux sans noms !
\n\u2014 Cependant, alentour, geint, nasille, chuchote
\nUne collection de vieilles \u00e0 fanons :<\/p>\n
Ces effar\u00e9s y sont et ces \u00e9pileptiques
\nDont on se d\u00e9tournait hier aux carrefours ;
\nEt, fringalant du nez dans des missels antiques,
\nCes aveugles qu\u2019un chien introduit dans les cours.<\/p>\n
Et tous, bavant la foi mendiante et stupide,
\nR\u00e9citent la complainte infinie \u00e0 J\u00e9sus
\nQui r\u00eave en haut, jauni par le vitrail livide,
\nLoin des maigres mauvais et des m\u00e9chants pansus.<\/p>\n
Loin des senteurs de viande et d\u2019\u00e9toffes moisies,
\nFarce prostr\u00e9e et sombre aux gestes repoussants ;
\n\u2014 Et l\u2019oraison fleurit d\u2019expressions choisies,
\nEt les mysticit\u00e9s prennent des tons pressants.<\/p>\n
Quand, des nefs o\u00f9 p\u00e9rit le soleil, plis de soie
\nBanals, sourires verts, les Dames des quartiers
\nDistingu\u00e9s, \u2014 \u00f4 J\u00e9sus ! \u2014 les malades du foie
\nFont baiser leurs longs doigts jaunes aux b\u00e9nitiers.<\/p>\n
1871.<\/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":[198],"poems-book":[195],"poemes-theme":[376,396,238],"poete":[191],"class_list":["post-4553","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-198","poems-book-poesies-rimbaud","poemes-theme-malheur","poemes-theme-religion","poemes-theme-tristesse","poete-arthur-rimbaud"],"yoast_head":"\n