Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Serenity, regularity, absence of vanity,
Sincerity, simplicity, veracity,
Equanimity, fixity, adaptability,
Non-irritability, humility, tenacity,
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While playing with a doll
The child would fantasize
That it tends its child.
While mating with his wife
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As organs are built up on carbon
Organs are nothing but carban.
Humours are built up on sorrow.
Humour is nothing but sorrow.
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As a chivalrous, a man acts in the beginning.
As a chauvinist, he turns out in the end.
That is why women have reservation about him
Men still are tireless in their pursuits.
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An edited truth is as good as a lie.
It goes undetected unlike the lies,
The lie amalgamating to the truth.
Histories and biographies are thus made.
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A woman judges
How you would handle her body
By how you handle the steering
While you drive with her.
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Pity is a kind of love
That you must experience;
Doing so, you cleanse your soul.
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A mother to her son is no more a repute
If her modesty is suspected.
A wife to her husband is no more cute
If her fidelity is suspected.
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Man, you might be richer with wealth
But I am neither poorer,
With my bowl content with contents.
Man, you might be stronger with power
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The depth of love
Is the height of jealousy.
The height of love
Is the depth of pining.
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