Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

‘How long should I sleep
keeping windows shut? ’
says a man, ‘I must marry’.
‘How long should I sleep
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I have a son; how proud I was
When he was born! How proud I was
When he had grown and abroad flown!
Left to neglect, I am still proud
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Will you forgive the sin
That I have done before,
That through which I have run
And that I could not avoid?
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Girls want boys
Older than firer,
Braver than brainy,
Richer than kinder,
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Her husband is dead.
Tragic or pleasing news!
That too in a car accident.
She was my love five decades back.
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Leaving home for school is a death.
Leaving school for service is a death.
Retiring from service is a death.
Every parting is a death.
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The God might stand by you or not.
Your belief that He would, will stand
And support you to stand up right.
This makes you believe in God.
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The sexual desire necessarily comes
From the sight of a woman or the thought
Of her in fantasy. It stimulates
The brain, the brain excites the glands,
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Silence misread, one is misled.
Silence taken for ‘no’ costs chances.
Silence taken for ‘yes’ brings trouble.
Silence over read, the goal is lost.
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The bride delineates obedience.
As a wife, she manifests defiance.
The groom demonstrates slavery..
As a husband, he employs slavery.
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