A Canticle for Hildegard

Write a poem,

 write a song,

  write a story,

    and right a wrong.

Draw a leaf,

  draw a bird,

   draw a creature,

    however absurd.

Paint in oils,

  paint with a knife,

   paint on canvas,

    a dream of a life.

Sing in heaven,

  sing in hell,

   whatever you’re singing,

     sing it well.

Shout in anger,

 shout in tongues,

 shout of loving,

 ‘til you burst your lungs.