Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

An artist wants to make a world,
The like of which he’s been denied
And the unlike of which he lives in.
He feels like living in what he makes.
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Don’t hurt back; instead, ignore or forgive.
If you hurt back, he will be lost to you.
If you don’t, he will wait to compensate
As and when he gets a chance to do.
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You love some, not all.
Love of them is not in same scale.
The intensity of love
Is directly in proportion
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I must wear the scar of love
Made with you for others to see.
Yes, they must see, where lies my pride.
Else, no pleasure in securing your love?
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An action might involve risk and cost.
The risk and the cost involved might be
Much more from inaction on a long range.
In that case, surgery is better.
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The wealth in enormity
Earned by the one mighty,
His heirs will divide.
The evil he did
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Awardees are oft with out merit.
The impious have good health.
The fickle minded one gets wealth.
No rules are laid down for death.
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The cow turns grass into milk
And the snake, milk into poison.
It is the God’s design.
Who are we to value?
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