\startuseMPgraphic{whatever} path p; p:=fullsquare xyscaled (\overlaywidth,\overlayheight) squeezed 1pt; fill p withcolor white ; draw p withpen pencircle scaled 2pt withcolor 0.625white ; picture d ; d := textext("\quad#where\space\endash\space\date[d=#day,m=#month,y=#year]\quad") shifted .5[ulcorner p,urcorner p]; fill boundingbox d withcolor white ; draw d ; setbounds currentpicture to p ; \stopuseMPgraphic