Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

I am a man in whom woman is a part;
Some of the vices that men indulge in
Are woman’s part; be it lying, it’s hers,
Deceiving, hers, fanciful desires, hers
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I doubt not the virtues of your mistress
But doubt your undue faith in her virtues.
Your confidence, not her reputation
Makes her virtuous, regardless of truth.
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I greet you with a smile. You acknowledge.
I congratulate on all your success.
You share with me all your happiness.
I show compassion and give condolence.
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Honour leaves where beauty rules;
Love shakes when new man enters;
Vows of women made to men leaks.
To ride men is beauties’ delights.
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Who is convenient to think of
The woman he fell in love with
Could have been the object of love
To some ones with the same spirit?
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Service is not service
Unless it’s approved of
By the one it is done to.
Be not lavish with that.
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Slander has a sharper edge than a sword,
More venomous than venom in action,
More severe than cyclones in damage,
And penetrates through the impenetrable.
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Gossips are an outlet for one’s hatred.
Gossipers are cowards; all are gossipers.
The speaker and the listener enjoy it
The victim is hit with out his knowledge.
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To be humble is not to be slave
Though outwardly they may look same.
To be in the cell with doors bolted in
Is not being in it with doors bolted out.
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It is sport when a man killed a tiger
But a ferocity when it had killed him.
It is just when a man cut a goat
But a crime when he shot a dear.
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