Mother And Daughter Relations Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

Sandal paste throws fragrance on its users
But not on the hills from which it has sprung.
Such relation is of your daughter with you.

Pearls add shining to women who wear them
But not to the seas from which they have come.
Such relation is of your daughter with you.

The strings vibrate music to its player
But not to the lute to which they have clung.
Such relation is of your daughter with you
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(Kalithogai - Pulavar Perungodan Palaikal 9, the Tamil
The literature of Sangam period 100 to 300AD
10.02.2021