Sorrow

Dust settled
On the old
Books
The shelves
Upright
In a lone corner
Lie
Sheets
Of poetry
Gifted
Yellow
Shining
With the story
Of my life

Arjun Purkayastha's Questions:

1. Does the poem covey death?

2. If it does, is it methaphorical or otherwise?

3. If not, then what does it convey?