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On August 28, 2022 at 7:21 PM 

what will be the outcome of my efforts with poetry?

and received a response of:
yin
yin
old yin
yang
yin
yang
 

36 Smothered Light

The Statement of the first hexagram

Smothered light.

Gain is difficult: persist.

The changing lines

The fourth line:
Enter at the left front, capturing

the heart of smothered light.

Going in and out of gates and halls.
yin
yin
yang
yang
yin
yang
 

55 Plentiful

The Statement of the second hexagram

Plentiful. Progress.

The great king arrives. Do not grieve.

All is right as the midday sun.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Brilliance
in the earth's core:
smothered light.
The noble one
governs the multitude
by obscurity-
but with enlightenment.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Thunder and lightning
come fully: plentiful.
The wise one decides
lawsuits and applies
punishments.