Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Importance is not goodness.
It is a quality entailing
Attention or recognition.
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Not her appearance to him,
Nor his admiration for her
But his deprivation of her
Prompts him to write well about her.
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The word bastard has lost its stigma.
Having child without marriage is no more a sin
Single motherhood has come as a welcome sign.
The yoke of marriage is dispensed with.
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Marriage is found to take a toll
On one’s sexual life, it is true.
However supportive and kind
He is to her and she is to him,
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A king was in the death bed.
He was constantly musing about.
‘ A befitting funeral would follow.
His eldest son would succeed.
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Women in India are the embodiment
Of tolerance and the epitome of patience.
She adopts herself to husband’s mould,
Suffers slavery and loses identity.
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She had an attractive figure
With which she tempted men around.
I had wealth in enormity
With which I lured men of greed.
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Fruits take efforts to be tasty.
Flowers take efforts to be fragrant.
They have their hidden agendas.
Women make themselves fruits and flowers.
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You can read books, hear music or watch movies.
In such moments you enjoy passive time.
You can write, draw, sing or play music.
In such moments you enjoy active time..
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A temptress, a thriller, a partner and
An apparatus a woman become
To her husband in bed in due course.
Later she is no more than a sister.
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