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Paul Verlaine

L’Océan sonore
Palpite sous l’oeil
De la lune en deuil
Et palpite encore,

Tandis qu’un éclair
Brutal et sinistre
Fend le ciel de bistre
D’un long zigzag clair,

Et que chaque lame,
En bonds convulsifs,
Le long des récifs,
Va, vient, luit et clame,

Et qu’au firmament,
Où l’ouragan erre,
Rugit le tonnerre
Formidablement.

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From Oeuvres complètes de Paul Verlaine, Vol. 1 | 1902

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