Encompassing all that is, all that has life,
in one vast circle.
You have three wings: The first unfurls aloft
in the highest heights.
The second dips its way dripping sweat on the Earth.
Over, under, and through all things whirls the third.
Praise to you, O Wisdom worthy of praise!
--Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), German mystic, poet, musician, Abbess, monastic and philosopher, whose feast day is today.
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