Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

You can’t find one who can stand
By you for every interest
That you represent in your life.
To no one can you be closest.
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Man covets woman’s company
But forbid woman having it
For lack of confidence in her.
He’s an ultimate sufferer.
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Death is an instant reliever;
Death is the ultimate reliever.
No more fear, no more pain;
No more loss, no more shame.
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‘Let me quit; it’s I who failed to feed you.’
Said the shrewd Queen.
‘Let me quit; it’s I who failed to clothe you.’
Said the naïve Prince.
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Humility comes of magnanimity;
It is not the sign of timidity.
Humility comes of self confidence
Rather than from lack of confidence.
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Mother and children make a family.
Father is not a member of it yet.
He is to it as shepherd is to sheep.
Both are kept out to the groups they tend.
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How far can a hope be real?
How far can a fear be real?
What is a faith’s potential?
As long as these live, we can’t gauge.
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On a highway, however fast you drive,
There are still vehicles ahead of you.
In a pathway, however low you live,
There are still people poor down below.
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The pride you have lasts as long as you live.
The things you possess lasts as long as you live;
The goodwill earned and the achievement made
Would outlive your life; with that pride live on.
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In the name of growth and prosperity,
Hospitals fleece patients,
Colleges fleece students,
And bodies fleece clients.
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