Found written on a piece of leather in Arabic, at an excavation twenty miles outside of Samarqand. Carbon dating traces it to sometime in the 1400's AD.

Through the door lay possessions;
silver teacups and sumptuous carpets.

One golden tray upturned on a table.

Through the door lay memories;
clay oven and well worn utensils.

One can still smell the cooking fire.

Through the door lay love;
clothing discarded and bedding displaced.

One single feather on a pillow.

Through the door lay life;
oud* in the corner and child sized shoes.

One single moment of peace.