Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

A man, even at his seventy,
Can be a potential danger
To a woman, even of sixty.
Self restraint is the need of the hour.
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With the senses you know the world.
The senses awake, you're aware.
The unbridled senses lead to lust.
The sensory objects induce greed.
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Man's love for woman is instant;
Woman's love for man is latent.
Man's pursuit makes her love potent;
Woman's image makes man's love vibrant.
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Love and desire are undying.
The aspect may change but not the essence.
The perception is too impermanent
As the perceiver and the perceived are.
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Ignorance dissolves
When the knowledge gathers.
The last part of the ignorance
Is that the God saves one.
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Does she love me in reality?
Does he love me in reality?
No answer is at hand
And it is a matter of faith.
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Feed the hungry; attend the wounded.
Help the destitute; you're in demand.
Such like repute you cannot command
Being the winner of many wars
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Song is no song till it is sung.
Love is no love till it is shown.
Show the love to the one you love,
Provided it is accepted.
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Man indulges in dalliance
With random women, away from home.
It is overt rather than covert,
With a tacit understanding
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Punishment is employed
More to vent one's anger
Than to correct the wrong.
In disciplinary acts.
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