Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

He had had six children,
Fifteen grandchildren and
Many great grandchildren.
He died with a son by.
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Death is a flight, a maiden one
To all and an onward journey.
As there is no return journey
No one knows how good it would be.
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I have seen the world enough
And felt all things are bubbles
And yet I could not weed myself of
Anger, greed, hatred and jealousy.
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In the external colonialism
A mighty country rules the weak one.
In the neo colonialism,
A rich country dictates the poor one.
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The bridge built between two islands.
Could not calm the troubled water.
The smile put across my face.
Could not calm the troubled spirit.
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Unheard, one sang to oneself.
Unpaid, one sang to the crowd.
Having paid, one sang in a concert
And became soon popular.
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You lost a base when you lose a soul
You can speak without reservation,
On whom you can pace your dependence
Or whose counsel you can seek in trouble.
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What robbers rob can be recovered.
The time robbed cannot be retrieved.
Cell phones, televisions and computers
Are robbers that steal time all the time.
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Peter disputed with John
And invoked Ram’s helps.
Peter disputed with his sons.
And resented Ram’s offers
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Don’t write things that smack of criticism
Against a religion, a race, a class,
Even a person and woman in common..
Instead write about animals and plants.
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