Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Verses shine in their briefness,
Prose in its expression and
Speeches in their narration.
Write incorporating the three.
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The nobles are whose dirt is perfumed.
The rogues are whose virtues are soiled.
The rogues rather than the nobles lend
You a genuine hand when in trouble..
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To beat your stress, you must spare time
For yourself to read, listen and
Muse on your past and its value,
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A friend’s love is reciprocal.
A woman’s love is demanding.
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I still brave for and long for wealth,
Though on the verge of my grave,
Since I don’t find with me my end
And see it extend in my progeny.
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The desire dies when it is fed
Or set for a later date feed
Like fire dying from water or
From being unfed. Desires die.
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A gift gets less value than it’s worth.
A prize gets more value than it’s worth.
A beggar’s penny is far dearer.
A love look of a woman valueless.
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Which part of your body is soul?
Which is not? Do the cut off nails
And fallen hair have any soul?
Life is soul, and with body it dies.
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I order children to silence
As I must be for myself so.
I forbid men indulging in sex
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A passionate learner is generally the one
Who learns more and more, and deep and deep,
So as to write, speak or to score grades
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