Après la messe
Maurice Rollinat 1846 (Châteauroux) – 1903 (Ivry-sur-Seine)
On venait de sortir de l’église ; ici, là,
Les hommes se groupaient, lents, les mains dans les poches ;
Entrant au cimetière, aux derniers sons des cloches,
Les femmes rabattaient leur grand capuchon plat.
Deux vieux — large chapeau, veste courte, air propret,
Rasés, cravate énorme et noueusement mise
D’où montaient les pointus d’un haut col de chemise, —
Du même pas tranquille allaient au cabaret...
Quand l’un fit d’un ton assuré :
« Il a ben prêché not’ curé
À c’ matin, après sa lecture. »
L’autre dit : « Quoi d’étonnant !
Avec son métier d’feignant
C’est si poussé d’nourriture !
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 667 |
Words | 100 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 3 |
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