Analysis of Death: The only certainty of this world



Death: The only certainty of this world

People often ask, “What is certain in this uncertain world?”
And I answer, “The most certain thing on this planet is the death!”

Death, which is going to happen with each & every one of us,
Whether one likes it or not or whether one wants it or not!

The most surprising thing, however, is that
We prepare for everything else in our life,
But never for one’s death,
the most certain event of one’s life?

Certainly, we all know, its coming, from the moment we are born
But still, we all try to run away from it!

Sometimes, when it comes suddenly, you should not feel
That in search of all the pleasures of life,
You did not miss living your life itself!

That’s why, before sleeping every night, review all your actions,
As to whether you have made any contribution to your life or not
Or ask unto yourself as to what better could you have done today?

So also, when you wake up in the morning, thank the mother earth
For your another day on this lovely planet and thank God as well
That you are blessed with a yet another day,
Another chance to live your life in a better way!

So, the best way to prepare for the certainity of this life is
By being truly alive every moment, every day
So that, when it arrives, you have a smile on your face
And happily & joyfully you will say good-bye to this world!

©Anil Deshapande®, Mumbai.


Scheme A AB XC XDBD XX XDX XCE XXEE XEXA X
Poetic Form
Metre 1010100111 101011110010101 0110011011110101 1111011011100111 101111111011111 0101011011 10111010101 110111 011001111 1001111101010111 11111110111 011111001111 1011101011 1111101101 110110100111110 11101111001011111 11100111110111101 1101111001010101 11010111101001111 11111010101 0101111100101 10111011011111 1101001100101001 1111011101111 010010011111111 111
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,395
Words 286
Sentences 11
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 2, 4, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 41
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted by adeshapande on May 29, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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