"O Merlo (Fragment)" is a poetic work by the Portuguese poet Abilio Manuel Guerra Junqueira, better known as Hipiliau. In this fragment, he depicts the image of the merlot bird, which becomes a symbol of nature, faith and the search for deeper truths in the world. The author embodies in his poems philosophical reflections on life, death, faith and free will, with the help of which he deepens his understanding of the world and his own inner self. "Oh Merlot (Fragment)" leaves the reader with a stirring sense of the great question about man's place in this world and his coexistence with nature.