Rajendran Muthiah Poems

When we saw the stick-bearing teacher
at the far end of the long street of our village,
we would run like deers scared by tigers
and jump down and lie in a manger.
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Passing through a long stretch of woodlands
and fields above the hills,
we saw a terrain with knolls in circles,
where the mountain-rat Shivaji held sway,
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The old fusspot was tall and lean
but strong and rich men ran off seeing him.
Unbearable were his hurting remarks,
his wife would be a guest often to her sisters.
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The comedian Vadivelu in a Tamil film
collects money from those around
and assures, ”They will be shown God”
He takes them to a lonely place
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Absurd and upright races are held.
Rare birds and goring bulls thrill and maul.
The toddlers walk fast and the girls fly and dance.
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When all of your classmates
drizzle smiles and hide guiles,
why you alone, Jasmine
bears the misery of a desert in your face?
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351. Birth loses its value and becomes unholy
when things unreal are taken for real out of folly.
352. Those who are free from delusion and have vision pure,
with darkness dispelling, ought to fall in rapture sure.
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641. Of all the good talents,
possessing a fluent tongue stands out.
642. Gain and loss depend on our speech;
so guard against slip of the tongue.
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A cop’s wife lost her gold chain
inside the quarters, but snatched for gain.
The burglars broke open a locked house
and slid out with jewels like a ‘mouse’.
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Scam after scam has spoiled India’s name.
Staying with the escorts isn’t a shame.
The fast man is faster
and in bowling, master.
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