Rm.Shanmugam Chettiar. (June 15,1942 / Aravayal, karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, South India)
Poems by Rm.Shanmugam Chettiar. : 623 / 7392
Be wiser
Don’t be ashamed to own
That you are wrong
When you are wrong.
In doing so you mean
You are wiser than you were.
In doing so you tell
you are higher than you are.
08.06.2007
Rm.Shanmugam Chettiar.
Submitted: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Edited: Thursday, January 22, 2009
Poems by Rm.Shanmugam Chettiar. : 623 / 7392
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