Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

To like something you must familiarize
With it a little contempt of it comes
When it becomes too much familiar.
Familiarity comes with comfort
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Language brings affinity.
Religion brings affinity.
So do caste and creed.
They provide know platform
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When you buy someone's intelligence
You have bought into his ignorance.
When you buy someone's opinion
You have bought into his prejudice.
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If prayer leaves you less greedy
And less jealous, do worship.
If shrines leave you less greedy
And less jealous, visit them.
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Raja Yoga consists of eight fold steps.
Self-control leaves you harmless.
Discipline makes you not a nuisance.
Yoga exercises make you physically fit.
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You don't love the person you love
If you don't give him/her freedom of choice.
You don't love the person you love
If you don't let him/her love other than you.
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Children share mother's love.
Children share father's love.
Women share man's sexual love.
Why not men, of woman's love?
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What makes a song?
Rhythm, rhyme and metre make it.
Similes and metaphors light it.
Words must tickle the ears
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Woman and songs endeared,
When visited at measured interval,
Will not fail to enthuse you,
Beating diminishing utility theory.
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To develop liking for someone,
There must be some familiarity.
To develop contempt for someone,
There must come too much familiarity.
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