Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Chicks and calves having grown up,
Would desert their mothers,
Who, however, bear no ill will.
Must we, when we are deserted?
...

The old are the autumn leaves
Shed of the time tree
And lie yellow to be laughed at
By the leaves full of green.
...

Kings don’t need to be corrupt.
The owners don’t need to corrupt.
Their servants only can be..
In a democracy, everyone is so.
...

She is the woman that had blushed to her face,
To wear modern outfits, to pose to camera,
To be with men and hear their comments.
She is the woman that had blushed to bare her belly,
...

My father objected to my marrying
A girl I had been in love with.
Yes, she has been born to him,
My father secretly confided.
...

A woman’s concern is
How she could be an asset to men’s eyes.
A man’s concern is
How he could get a berth in her heart.
...

I fell down by a slip on the floor.
My concern was if I was seen.
I didn’t mind if I was hurt.
Ego’s pain is heavier.
...

My anguish is that
Men must take notice of me,
Must secretly dwell on me
And take with them my image
...

An autocrat brain works fast,
Senses no danger and sooner
Would perish..
A democrat brain balances
...

When a man had a woman in bed
He would feel that he had hunted a bird.
No more mercy could she expect
For the price she had offered.
...