Le Pivert
Maurice Rollinat 1846 (Châteauroux) – 1903 (Ivry-sur-Seine)
Dans la grande chênaie, à l’ombre du coteau,
Je m’en vais en fumant, seul, à pas de tortue,
Par la petite route âpre et si peu battue,
Quand un pivert criard arrive d’un plateau.
— Son long bec, lui servant de vrille et de couteau.
Déloge les fourmis d’une branche tortue.
Dans la grande chênaie, à l’ombre du coteau,
Je m’en vais en fumant, seul, à pas de tortue.
Et gai, puisque mon crâne échappe à son étau,
J’admire sur un tronc, que la vieillesse tue,
Le joli perforeur dont la tête pointue
Se relève et s’abat comme un petit marteau,
Dans la grande chênaie, à l’ombre du coteau.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAaa aaAA aaaaA |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 616 |
Words | 111 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5 |
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