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Charles Cros: Aux imbéciles

C h a r l e s   C r o s

(1842-1888)

 

A u x   i m b é c i l e s

Quant nous irisons
Tous nos horizons
D’émeraudes et de cuivre,
Les gens bien assis
Exempts de soucis
Ne doivent pas nous poursuivre.

On devient très fin,
Mais on meurt de faim,
A jouer de la guitare,
On n’est emporté,
L’hiver ni l’été,
Dans le train d’aucune gare.

Le chemin de fer
Est vraiment trop cher.
Le steamer fendeur de l’onde
Est plus cher encor ;
Il faut beaucoup d’or
Pour aller au bout du monde.

Donc, gens bien assis,
Exempts de soucis,
Méfiez-vous du poète,
Qui peut, ayant faim,
Vous mettre, à la fin,
Quelques balles dans la tête.

Charles Cros poetry

k e m p i s   p o e t r y   m a g a z i n e

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