Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

The Himalaya is in the North,
A child was taught in India.
The Himalaya is in the South,
A child was taught in China.
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A batsman shines against weak bowlers;
A bowler shines against weak batsmen.
One's weakness is the opponent's strength.
One's meekness is opponent's might.
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Mother's death is the gravest.
One's own death is the deadliest.
One is destined to face the both.
The fear waits as rewards.
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Parents are free to spit anger
At their children, who are that free
To sulk or cry at their parents.
The anger from love gives no hurts.
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Motherless, a man is at the mercy
Of his wife or daughter for his sun-set.
It's his fate how they'd tend his last days.
In their absence, his death is orphaned.
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Being sexy is not revealing parts.
Being sexy is highlighting features.
Highlight hair, ears, neck, upper back,
Arms or legs but one or two at a time.
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Peers are critics outside and conscience,
The critic inside. We listen to both.
We make efforts to silence both the critics.
When there is a conflict between the two,
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The eagle is the chariot of God Vishnu.
The bull is the chariot of God Siva.
The lion is the chariot of Goddess Kali.
The mouse is the chariot of God Ganesh.
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The courtship serves that they know each other.
The marriage entails living together.
Marriages fail from successful courtships.
Living together cuts space for movements.
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To have a raid in a brothel
Is to have a raid in an inn.
Hunger for sex and food is met.
Such raids amount to barbarism.
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