Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

I never flew. So, I envy the pilot.
I never had. So, I envy her possessor.
Had I been they I would not have envied.
Premier show evokes more response.
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Bangles in row on wrists,
A single stone on nose,
Pendulums from ears,
A golden rope around neck,
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Love at first sight: many vouch for it.
Love at long sight: It exists between fans
and stardoms.
Love at short sight: Proximity brings about it.
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You cannot grow taller than you are.
But you can be leaner than you are.
Dwarf is not the sign of beauty.
Be thin to look taller.
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An actress decries her fellow artist in secret.
A leader criticizes his rival in public.
A painter probes his fellow painters’.
But the public admire theirs without reservation.
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A girl is a mango infantile,
That tastes in pickles.
A lass is about ripe mango,
That tastes in curries.
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Let love be a sport; failure will not upset you.
When it is held as a battle, failure will slap you.
When it is a war, failure will stab you.
Yet, the scar of the war is worth bearing.
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The woman loved at first sight
Will fade away on long run.
In her place would come the one
In neglect gaining momentum.
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Sakuntala was most beautiful.
No heroine was as beautified as she.
Poet Kalidasa was at his best
When he wrote of Sakuntala,
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I love you
for a long time.
You don’t know
how long I love.
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