Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

There is no certainty
That Jesus was born on December 25th.
There is no certainty
That the departed soul exists and hears us.
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Woman will disturb man
With eyes, smiles and tears,
But it is her silence
Which is the deadliest.
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Words of admiration
Thrown around a woman
Are nothing but granites
Strewn around for her tomb.
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You are defeated
Because you had fought.
You are dethroned
Because you’d been crowned.
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If you doubted your mistress’ virtues
She'd be adulterous though she’s not.
If you trusted your mistress’ virtues
She'd be virtuous though she’s not.
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The one who said that the path he’d trodden
Wasn’t good, was not listened to by others,
Who wanted to tread themselves to find it out.
Wisdom earned thus rots with no taker.
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Children play cards with no stakes,
Street-men does with low stake and
Gamblers with high stake. The spirit
With which each group plays is same
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He desires some women;
Some women desire him.
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