Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

The mind of a woman is
Far older than her age.
She can rise to any height
To match and hold a man
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For a woman,
Coitus is not ultimate.
Foreplay will do.
If not, kisses and touches,
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The lion is kept in the zoo;
The lion is kept in the circus.
An experiment of joy and study.
For these, was it born in this world?
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To shut to error
Is to shut to truth too,
As to shut to dust
Is to shut to air too.
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Go, where you are sought
Rather than where you want to be.
Ignore who ignores you.
Desire one who desires you.
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When the husband is dead
The most grieved one is his wife,
His sons or daughters and parents come
Later. Bond is thicker than blood.
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Consolation as much sooths
As does condolence.
Which is why some hurt themselves
To get consoled and fortified
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What is sexual attraction?
Man tip gets gametes
Which have the halved chromosomes
And the opposite too have likewise.
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‘Sir, there are two coaches to Agra.
Which would you prefer? ’

‘The one where the average age is less.’
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That majesty, that mango skin,
That ripeness, that grace in pose,
And that skill in vocal card
Eclipsed her age, and shaded
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