Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Eliminating passion is not happiness.
Suppressing passion is not happiness.
Spending passion only is happiness.
Happiness is nothing but the sprouts of happiness.
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A tiger is capable of attacking.
You do not doubt about its intention.
If you encounter, you are sure finished.
That certainty stands as a deterrent.
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Move with the people you like
Or those who like your company
And do works that comfort you.
It gives you most of happiness.
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As a child, you spoke in one voice of yours.
As an adult, many voices speak in you:
Parents, pears, teachers, elders and children.
You've been redeemed when you speak in your voice.
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Eyes are windows set opposite;
Mutual exchange of thoughts takes place
Between a man and a woman,
Urged by sexual attraction.
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For wood to burn, heat in it must rise
To a temperature; so is for cotton.
Burning point differs; so does strngth of fire.
Woman is wood and man is cotton.
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To fall in love is to feel euphoric;
To pursue love is to have butterflies.
Nothing is more interesting than love.
Without being in love one goes restless.
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Fear is an apprehension of events.
Fear is a warning of repercussion.
An alarm bell of scarcity of needs,
Impending dangers or any phobia;
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I taught my son how to shoot
But not whom and when.
I taught my son how to earn
But not how to show concern.
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Women of beauty must marry
And bear children and not lead their
‘Grace to the grave and leave the world
no copy.’ Else it is a sin.
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