Once born death is apparent <br />A fact of life – it sure is not permanent <br />A journey to travel for one and all <br />Few live long, others get an early call <br /> <br />Its arrival unpredictable <br />No signal, no warning or timetable <br />Be prepared to surrender very possession <br />Its knock always without intimation <br /> <br />Illness with names too many <br />Strikes any time – that’s scary <br />Claims lives with no boundary <br />Best of medicines - never timely <br />Doctors on call - often too busy <br />Patient succumbs – virus too deadly <br /> <br />Accidents in many forms <br />Many freaky without norms <br />Crashes common but soon forgotten <br />Crimes committed in many patterns <br />Terror strikes turn by turn <br />Result- innocent lives targeted by guns <br /> <br />Life string of events <br />Good ones like presents <br />Bad ones one cannot prevent <br />Many humps and blocks make this pavement <br /> <br />Death a new beginning <br />entry to a beautiful world, about which we have no inkling <br />A world clean, pure and most healing <br />Fortunate are those who get the calling <br /> <br />Death not to be feared <br />Its a journey to the end <br />A prize that awaits you around the bend <br />from your creator apparent <br /> <br />Destination being one <br />Mode varies for everyone <br />Good deeds make this journey fun <br />Bad ones leave you to burn<br /><br />Girija Menon<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/death-469/
