Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

He was stabbed in the back
While fighting his foes in front.
His end came from his friend.
One’s downfall from one’s Brutus.
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Woman, are you a demon
Or beguiling heaven
To us men, who like orphans
Beg for your love and concern?
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I loved you then when you were with me.
I love you now after you have left me.
I shall love you in future. It is total.
My love for you is indefatigable.
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Dear son, at your birth,
At your school admission,
At your college entrance,
At each stage of your progress,
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Ignorance of raga stood not in my enjoying music.
Ignorance of mudra, the same way,
for dance.
Ignorance of grammar stood not in my enjoying a poem.
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Many spectacles had I changed.
Each time the chosen was the best.
Many a woman had I wooed.
Each time the one in focus was the best.
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Because I love you, there is no need that you should.
Because you love me, there is no need that I should.
Rather, the more I love you the less you care.
True love is that I should love you more and more
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Maybe I cannot lick as you are a flame.
Can you prevent me from getting from you the light?

Maybe I cannot reach as you are fire.
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A cup of tea from your purse,
A glass of wine offered by others,
Which pricks, which sooths?
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