Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

A buyer had a seller in a deal.
Each did it as that was the best.
To the buyer it was like a horse
And to the seller it was like an ass.
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To bear the mighty is not tolerance.
Fearing to strike is not patience.
Helplessness is not greedless ness.
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A scar for the scar is bravery.
To ignore a scar is chivalry.
To forgive it is exemplary.
Then, you must have a thick skin
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I made a gift to my sister
In a function hosted by her,
To show my worthiness,
With no love that dried long since.
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I conceived many a time
But failed to deliver a baby.
It didn’t deny me the pleasure
Of having conceived.
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Food entering mouth is a relish;
Its exit from anus is a relief.
Mating is relish; orgasm is relief.
Relief is the peak of the pleasure.
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Erstwhile people, famous though,
Drop out of your memory.
No one could live in others’
Memory ever long and
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I took pity on an old man,
My cousin’s father.
Is it the sympathy for the man
Or the rooted hatred for my cousin.
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Not to be hit, I stung him.
Because I stung, he’s slain me.
Am I blessed or cursed
With the defense I am endowed with?
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