Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

In me dies the fear of God.
He is to me mere a witness.
In me dies the fear of men.
Their backs are well discernable.
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If asses made gods
Gods would be in the form an ass.
Animals have no reverence to human gods,
But man has made animal gods.
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The drunkard lost his health;
The gambler lost his wealth;
The paramour lost his repute.
They didn’t regret their acts.
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Tell me the truth once in your life.
Answer me, to my straight question.
At what time that day did you bring
Your wife from her bosses flat?
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A youthful girl is on her way.
She crosses my way every day.
Her way takes her to a boy
She is in love with, people say.
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In lords’ view
Beggars are the most suffering community.
In beggars’ view
Lords are the most enjoying community.
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Man made God,
Who had made all.
Things offered to God
Must be His children.
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The soul must be senseless
When it is liberated.
Could it then sense
The pleasure of heavens
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Suppose a woman loses
No dust of grace
In losing her husband
In death or divorce
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You don’t vomit what you want to convey;
You structure it according to speakers,
With due concern for your image in them.
No message is uncoloured when it’s said.
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