Two Things Poem by chandra thiagarajan

Two Things

Rating: 5.0


Two things that come and go—
Happiness and Sadness

Two things that will never leave us—
Fame and Stigma

Two things that will not come back—
Prestige and Life

Two things that come on their own—
Youth and Age

Two things that follow us—
Virtue and Sin

Two things that cannot be contained—
Grief and Desire

Two things that cannot be avoided—
Hunger and Thirst

Two things that bring about a downfall—
Anger and Jealously

Two things that are common to all—
Birth and Death.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Inspired by an inscription in Tamil in a Temple.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Lyn Paul 08 December 2012

This is written so well and a well deserved 10 that I wish to save for my list. Thank You

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Valsa George 03 December 2012

So proverbial, but I don't quite agree with fame and stigma, they also can come and go! Still, it makes a great read! !

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Hans Vr 30 November 2012

Very original and special approach Great work

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Dave Walker 29 November 2012

A fantastic poem, some things are just set in life and no matter what we do we can't avoid them.

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Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi 28 November 2012

everything in pair! nice to read! CT..

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