Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Love, passion and lust are the hues of light.
Hate, hatred and rage are the shades of night.
No light without shadow; no love without hate.
Love and hate are parallel and coexist.
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Man is an infinite choice maker.
He makes choices at every step
And moves away from or close
To something, and rises or falls.
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What happen to the flame in the candle
When it is put out, will happen to the soul
When the body is slain; in both, burning stops.
No question of escaping the soul at death.
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Fire will burn things; air will fill the space.
God will save you; hell will warn you.
Which are the truths and which, the faith?
Faith is not truth; get out of the myth.
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I had been concerned
About how to exist.
At the end I worry
About how I'll exit.
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One's influence overpowered
By an external influence
From an unexpected quarter,
One succumbs to it, which is fate.
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Lotus is blessed with a countenance.
Jasmine is blessed with a strong fragrance.
Fragrance in woman is sexiness,
A reflection of high level of hormones.
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My daughter discarded
What my wife wore, as out of fashion.
What she wears as fashion
Was what my grandmother wore.
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Touch up and make up appeal raw eyes.
Exaggeration is made for dull brains.
Simplification is made for low minds.
Mass appeal means the lowered standard.
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Achievement is satisfaction
But to a few,
Satisfaction is achievement.
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