Rob Schackne #978 - On Deciphering A Japanese Scroll

On Deciphering A Japanese Scroll

Of the script reserved
for artists and magicians

discovered in storage

detectives on the case
scholars to dictionaries

(my memory of kanji
40 years ago is no help)

the community weighs in

a puzzle
a talisman
a wedding gift

a deliberate pattern
bounces on the diagonal

5 characters repeated

fu 福
happiness, blessings

ren 仁
benevolence, kindness

ai 爱
love, affection

xin 信
faith, trust

cheng 诚
authentic, sincere

where are we going

the character for love 
features 14 times

the case is still open

we will research further