Devotional Poetry

The Cornerstone

The Cornerstone
of the Baha'i House of Worship
in Wilmette, Illinois

"The stone which the builders rejected
is to become the head stone of the corner."
Psalms 118:22

Cracked;
Rough;
Odd shaped;
Unremarkable;
Unsightly;
Natural unpolished stone.

Love looked within;
Love saw
The perfectly formed atoms
And subatomic particles,
That composed
The matter of the stone.

Poet's Note: ▼

I wrote this in Jamal 154 B.E. after reading the story of how the cornerstone for the temple was found.