It was a day without a date
an ordinary day, as far as we know
no grand prince was born
no city perished or world empire collapsed
It is very long ago, that day
of the black stone rain
It may have been a harsh punishment
although no one knew what for
certainly not later, so what else
could it have been
but a heavenly gift?
The small stones fell apart
but a large one remains
as a reminder
of the regained island
without its walls lost
as paradise, but a promise
to the faithful: one day
another day without a date
will be the last and the first
Poem 1860 Amsterdam, 2018-10-02 The Black Stone (meteorite, cornerstone of the Kaabah) Under Caliph Umar ibn al-Khatt?b "al-Farooq", al-Jaz?ra, "the Island", the area of paradise between the Tigris and the Euphrates, is taken AD 642 Collection:PumicePieces Keyword:Religion: promise