(June 15,1942 / Aravayal, karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, South India)

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Grow resisting power

Toil and roughen soles and palms.
Brave the sun and harden the skin.
Be patient and season the mind.
Comforts withdrawn, you can strill stand.
05.08.2012

Submitted: Sunday, August 26, 2012

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  • Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi (8/26/2012 3:14:00 AM)

    Do we call that as abstinence? Good poem!

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