Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Each workday is a full moon;
Each of her appearance is lightening,
Each glance is electrifying.
The work brought us close;
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The woman who might take in you any interest
Would do so only to admit you as her guest
Up to her courtyard or doorstep utmost
And thence no more, which you must not mistrust
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When I had vigour
I had no valour;
When I gathered valour
I had lost my vigour.
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Love bred jealousy,
Jealousy bred hatred,
And hatred, anger.
How is love sacred?
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Invention: Man made God.
Discovery: God made man.

Inven.: Man made Satan.
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Seek company of younger ones.
Work with the other sex and flirt.
Cultivate likes for music and art.
Keep alive lust and passion.
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A talented or an obedient,
An intellectual or a dedicated,
A well bred or an affluent,
A glamorous or a virtuous,
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I have seen that her eyes are sharp.
Her eyes are sharp and attentive
But still I dare not encounter them.
They hold my head captive.
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The last wish of the poor mother:
Son, don’t spend to cure my illness.
Reserve it to rear your children.
Let me die as cotyledons do.
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I’m filled when I am recognized;
I’m filled when I am remembered.
I’m filled when I am spoken about.
How poor or starving my ego is!
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