Albert Samain - Quotation

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Je rêve de vers doux et d'intimes ramages,
De vers à frôler l'âme ainsi que des plumages,
De vers blonds où le sens fluide se délie
Comme sous l'eau la chevelure d'Ophélie,
De vers silencieux, et sans rythme et sans trame
Où la rime sans bruit glisse comme une rame,
De vers d'une ancienne étoffe, exténuée,
Impalpable comme le son et la nuée,
De vers de soir d'automne ensorcelant les heures
Au rite féminin des syllabes mineures.
De vers de soirs d'amour énervéls de verveine,
Où l'âme sente, exquise, une caresse à peine...
Je rêve de vers doux mourant comme des roses.
--Le jardin de l'infante

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