Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

To assign meaning to everything,
To set goal and frame time for an action
And to act only when urged by motives
Have enslaved people caught in prosperity.
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The admission of ignorance
And uncertainty make a life.
Assumptions, hopes, faith and trust
Make a life meaningful, though sore.
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Is the Taj Mahal a history or a heritage?
History is the narration of events -
Events of successes and victories.
Heritage is the preservation of things-
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Dating is no more a courtship
Dating amounts to hunts of minds
Unlike courtship, which seekshearts.
The blend of hearts would not reverse.
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Bertrand Russell fought his late loneliness
By listening to Beethoven's music.
Somerset Maugham learnt to play violin
To tide over his old age loneliness
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‘Prosperity doeth best discover vice;
Adversity doeth best discover virtue.'
Observed Francis Bacon, a philosopher.
"Adversity sweet milk, philosophy'
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Actors and actresses are wiling.
Audience wants but the censor forbids..
He desires her and she desires him.
Libido lures but puritanical ones forbid.
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Mammoth structures house gods
Like vast palaces does kings.
They are there to display the pride,
Hunger for pride is the cause
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The slaughter of the weak brings out the great.
The robbery of the meek brings out the rich.
The exploitation of the poor makes leaders.
Slavery of the subjects powers the king.
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Fake beggars liquidate beggars.
Real beggars are taken for fake.
Duplicates engulf originals.
Imitation
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