Come, Lord, and lift the fallen bird
Abandoned on the ground;
The soul bereft and longing so
To have the lost be found…
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Is this Erin Belieu herself? My compliments. I know T. Merrill quite well, and I know he'll be honored that you used his lines as an epigraph. I think " Come Lord and Lift" is one of the most moving poems by a contemporary poet, and I've published hundreds of poets over the last 40+ years.