Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Words, looks and touches-
Plain words, instant looks
And inadvertent touches
Are the souls’ language,
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Tempting is woman’s pleasure.
Reaction to it is man’s pleasure.
To see her is his enjoyment;
To be seen by him is hers.
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A bough dead, the tree is not dead.
A tree dead, its species is not dead.
When the species is extinct
Its family, when the family is extinct
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An infant craves for strokes.
A child craves for attention.
An adolescent craves for recognition.
An adult craves for identity.
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One bets on horses, another on cards,
The third one on stocks, thus they push their tides.
Nor for food do they wage for they are rich
It is ego’s urge that propels them to do.
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Don’t be greedy;
It is enough.
Everyone will love you.
It makes you
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Yes, no one could you trust in absolute,
Nor could you afford to mistrust either.
Cheats and patrons are parts of occurrence.
It is fate that would lead you to a state.
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A woman is desperate
To give birth to a baby.
No one has time to mind it though.
A writer is desperate
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To some I am supplicant,
To some I am a supplement,
To some I am a client and
To some I am benevolent.
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