Uploaded on August 5, 2011
Little things, that run, and quail,
And die, in silence and despair!
Little things, that fight, and fail,
And fall, on sea, and earth, and air!
All trapped and frightened little things,
The mouse, the coney, hear our prayer!
As we forgive those done to us,
—The lamb, the linnet, and the hare—
Forgive us all our trespasses,
Little creatures, everywhere!
—James Stephens
Favorite Poems Old and New
edited by Helen Ferris
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