La Bourrique

Maurice Rollinat 1846 (Châteauroux) – 1903 (Ivry-sur-Seine)



La bourrique luisante et forte
Brait tous les jours, à la même heure,
Devant la rustique demeure,
De la plus lamentable sorte.

Ses hi-han disent : « Je suis morte
De soif ! un peu d’eau ! la meilleure ! »
La bourrique luisante et forte
Brait tous les jours, à la même heure.

Et ma foi ! le seau qu’on lui porte
N’est pas un de ceux qu’elle effleure :
Elle y boit que son mufle en pleure !
Et puis elle broute à la porte,
La bourrique luisante et forte.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

26 sec read
103

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABba abAB cbbcA
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 463
Words 87
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 5

Maurice Rollinat

Maurice Rollinat was a French poet. more…

All Maurice Rollinat poems | Maurice Rollinat Books

3 fans

Discuss the poem La Bourrique with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "La Bourrique" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/27560/la-bourrique>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    March 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    3
    days
    14
    hours
    13
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Who wrote the poem "No Man Is An Island"?
    A John Donne
    B Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    C Robert Browning
    D Ezra Pound