Lady Su Hui and Her Verse Puzzle <
"What heart was held in a poem that reads as verse from any direction?"
📝ONGO's Reflection
This is a Chinese painting of unknown hand, holding the story of Su Hui, who, longing for a husband gone far away, composed a palindrome poem that reads as verse from any direction. Across, down, aslant, in hundreds of paths, the longing is woven into the grid of characters. In this intricacy I see the depth of the heart. A yearning toward one person produced so meticulous a weave. When the heart is deep, the vessel that holds it grows intricate of itself. A word tossed off carelessly and writing that carved meaning into every path differ in the weight of the heart held within. Sincerity seeps straight into the form.
🌱Apply It Today
If it is a matter of conveying your true heart, put that much care into the form that holds it.
