Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Modesty is not wearing dull
It is revealing such as suggest
And concealing such as are vital
In her appearance and elegance
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Men fear men and hence love them
Women fear women likewise
Friendship is love coated fear
When love is torn, friendship is gone
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Detachment from indulgence
Is the path of peace
Prerequisite to use it
Is toughness of mind
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Water added to milk is milk.
False news added to fact is fact.
Then it is amalgamated
To facts to remain as permanent.
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It is not fair to increase the price
In proportion to rise in demand
Yet one does in case one incurs loss
When demand falls and the price tumbles
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Preaching is a profession
Attending it is an entertainment
Like dancing and singing
Religion is taken as a hobby
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To die at ninety three that my father did
Is a bad thing in that I cannot live
Many years to remember him and
Hold his death anniversary many times.
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Cheat not who have faith in you;
Cheat not in whom you have faith.
At no cost should you cheat the one
After one’s death, the defenseless soul.
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Don’t defeat the defenseless.
Don’t cheat the innocents.
Don’t exploit one’s weakness.
Don’t steal from your mother.
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She’s her mother but looks like her sister
And her grand mother looks like her mother.
Women have grown more conscious of their looks.
Courtesy to their temptation to tempt.
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