Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Pungent and pleasant it is.

Asking pardon from pressure is
Swallowing one’s pride; pungent.
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Forget about whether God exists or not.
Think about whether He saves you or not.
Some say, yes and some, no. both are right.
One is innocent till he is proven.
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Corrupts come to the shrine.
Sinners come to the shrine.
So do all criminals.
They only need be saved.
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Your profound grief over a death
Is an indicator of your guilt
That you failed in due love for the one
Or that the process is incomplete.
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How your progeny grows and branches
Is beyond your knowledge after death.
How people, loyal to you and to whom
You’d been, are helpful to your children
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Write down on every New Year day
The names of the persons liked and disliked
And names of things desired and dropped.
To tell you about impermanency.
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He loved a few women bud said as many.
He got few but said as many.
Others must think he is lucky.
Others’ envy would be his pride.
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The disease does not discriminate us
Nor does the tragedy in its attack.
Must we discriminate t to fight them?
If so, you too may fall a prey to them.
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Love is spontaneous;
Fear is spontaneous.
Love and fear clash each other
With safety in mind for oneself.
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Life path is made of a net work;
One makes a choice at each fork.
Forks are frequent; so are choices.
Some are vital, some trivial.
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