The bucket list



Unfulfilled dreams
No one an exception
Every human has some
Things they wanted to do
But never done

Reasons plenty
Usually blamed on Destiny
Convert to reality
Create the opportunity

Life led and lessons learnt
Burdens carried faced the brunt
Problems faced upfront
None left to surmount

Idea of expectancy
Lifes longevity
Some clarity
Based on fraility

Doctors prescribe
More or less correct
Time left on earth
Breaths till last breath

Time and tide
Wait for none
You no exception
Ready for the action

Things not materialized
Thought process conceptualized
From infancy till now
Dont get Into the how

Unrrealised gist
Prepare a list
To do before death
No one knows after that

Follow with zest
Complete tasks ahead
Fulfill before death
Before body under wreath

Lighten the soul
Before its journey behold
Last days on planet
Complete them rather
Than forego it

Kick the bucket metaphor
Your soul had left bedside
Nothing left beside
Things not done and unsaid

Follow your heart
Led by your thought
Fulfill the wish
The soul incomplete with
Prepare your Bucket List
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Submitted by K.V.Srikanth on March 16, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXBA CCCC XDDX CCCB XXXE FAAA XBGG HHEX XIEX XXXXX XFFI XXXXH
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,013
Words 178
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5

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