Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

A potter made pots,
which are there after the potter has worked.
A dancer did dance,
which is not there after the dancer has worked.
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Fate is there; chance is there.
So are fortune and misfortune.
Time and space are their masters.
Man cannot question time and space.
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Love drains money and energy.
Love faces trials and tribulation.
Love tests patience and tolerance.
Love leaves regrets and sorrow.
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Patience must be to read a classic.
Patience must be to enjoy music.
Patience must be to bed a woman.
Greed must exit for patience to enter.
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Anger comes unasked; fear can block it.
Tears can dilute it; curses can diffuse it.
The time can dry it. Better prevent it
With low expectations and the subdue ego.
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Immigrants integrated with the natives,
have lost identity and enmity.
Immigrants segregated from the natives.
have kept identity and enmity.
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Devika, a south Indian actress,
Stood more seductive in the movie
That I saw again after fifty years.
The body aging, lust is building up.
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Shyness and shame are close sisters.
Nervousness is their mother
Blush is the daughter of shyness.
The bride blushes seeing the groom.
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Flaunting wealth gives pride and irritates others.
Hoarding wealth earns ranks but invites jealousy.
Having power is strength and a target too.
With these in mind, earn and grow the children.
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Tolerance is a cushion of comfort.
Patience is a window of enjoyment.
Forgiveness is the rout of safety.
Aggression is an axe that cut them all.
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