Life is a tenant on this earth!

It has to vacate it

The moment it’s lease expires!

No one can over stay,

It’s the unfailing law of nature,

All wrapped up in an unsolved mystery.

But is it fair?

 Is there an escape from its clutches?

The lucky ones

Give it a slip or two!

But are they always lucky?

Is God partial towards some?

In our moment of a great loss-

We innocently question even God,

The kind and benevolent Supreme Being.

 Death, undoubtedly  takes a soul

 But that’s not its victory!

 The departed soul is triumphant

Being relieved of untold miseries and sufferings

Undertaking a journey to a better world!

Our birth, like the rising sun

Spreads radiance all around!

Each new day is a step towards

Our final destination, ‘The Heavenly Abode’

The land of selfless love and happiness

That we aspire for!

So, fear not Death,

It is from here that like a phoenix

We’ll rise again in the eastern sky

Of some life!

So bid farewell to all dear departed souls

Not only with tears and a heavy heart

But with boundless love

And a silent prayer for the soul to rest in peace!

                                                                       ~Anu Bannore

                                                                          Vadodara, India