Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

I will do the task allotted to me.
If it is allotted to more than one,
I will not work a bit more than my share,
Not minding others' incapacity.
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Polygamy was in tune with the nature.
Monogamy was brought in to fix father.
Monotony set in as a byproduct.
Monogamy is thus overrated.
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Hatred is a cataract; it blurs one's vision.
He refuses to acknowledge merits
That he finds in those he has hatred for.
Cause no hatred; it'd diminish your worth.
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A certain set of women attract
A certain set of men in contacts
As a certain size of nuts will fit
A certain size of bolts when joined.
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He and she were married for fifty years.
Now they are no more but children are there.
They didn't carry with them their memory.
Their life is to them now as good as void.
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The word AUM is of three syllabi.
A is pronounced from the longs.
U s pronounced through the throat.
M is pronounced through the nose.
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I eat that my wife cooks.
There is no alternative.
I sleep with my wife at bed.
There is no alternative.
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Don't rue that you can't know what would happen
Once you are no more. You can't know even
What had happened while you were alive.
You are as good as you are never born.
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The one you cannot affect
Is the one you cannot disturb,
Not influence, nor provoke.
Supreme is that one; don't plead.
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How, if Rama on stage comes in suits?
How, if the Hindu bride comes in jeans?
How, if Mary on stage comes in saris?
Convention adds spirit to perception.
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