Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Dread of all dreads is Death.
To court it is ultimate.
The rest all is less in threat,
Of that why should you fret?
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Among many at work,
She was par excellence,
Unconcerned of my presence.
It is her nonchalance
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I spoke ill of her
As she was in others’ company.
I spoke nil of her
When she came to my friend’s company.
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Because parents are rich
I am not rich.
Because brothers or sisters
Or in-laws are rich,
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I coveted, held and detested her.
The corporal presence is less endured;
I coveted, longed and pined for her.
The corporal absence is well endeared,
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God created woman and man invented lust.
God created impulses and man found devices.
He decked out breasts, waist and pelvis,
Man crafted kisses, bites and licks.
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When I took you in my arm
I felt having conquered.
When you took me in your palm
I felt having succumbed.
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The Moon and Stars and rainbows
Are never failing in beauty
For they are out of our reach.
So are women across the boundary.
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Art, if not cast,
Craft, if not shown,
Thought, if not spelt,
And love, if not flown
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‘Love is at the first sight’
Is of William Shakespeare.
‘While the one eludes
Must the other pursue.’
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