Rajendran Muthiah Poems

My heart
Weeps in silence
As the Aussies look dull
In the spine chilling freezing cold.
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227. O, man of the town where th'bees faint in flowers!
When one achieves his aim in adversity,
what he'd do if the stars cross! What can a duke
do against the army-leading emperor?
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When the branches are cut off
the trees sprout again and again.
The forced rift between the lovers
whet their love more and more.
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251. O, chief of the Punnai trees- abound coast
engulfed by the roaring sea! The plants around
a tree in the shade don't grow up as trees.
Where the king's commands hold sway, none rears his head.
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266. O, wench wearing magnificent jewels!
The toddy-drinkers aren't restraint. The dukes
rely on the king with a chariot and flag.
No worries if they act slow on King's commands.
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276. In the shade of the umbrella on the chariot
stands the king. He shouldn't try to get a craved thing
without the nod of the claimants. Or else
it is to call out the wild animals.
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1. Our constitution
needs change to derecognize
the erring parties.
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295. Even the vulture doesn't peck at the tongue
of the dead impolite speaker. If one is
proud to spark a hooligan to kill a foe,
one is sure to eat the food at the altar.
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301. The demons once engulfed Lord Thirumal
with a force of swords-men.The Lord shone with sheen.
The foes gave up their plan. One's charming figure
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