Music sings the chants of Hildegard
A life of love
A visionary, mystic in the high middle ages
Sweeping brilliances across time,
Through music, medicine, poems, language and illuminations
Reflections of light and radiance
Crossing barriers before others knew,
Theological work in volumes
Healing through seeds of knowledge to all
The living planet.
So long ago and yet so close in blending
Of the senses
All in play upon play
Mastering the winds of heaven and earth
Admired by popes and natural science
And artwork recalling seasons, the universe and angels
A woman, a voice of faith.
Marsha Solomon’s poem is titled “Hildegard of Bingen” and the artwork is called “Mystic Across Time.”





