Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Menopause is not the end
For a woman’s lust.
Temper loss is not the end
For a man’s lust.
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In the act of kissing,
Man’s lips are pursuant
And woman’s, recendent.
Kissing is man’s business
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In a circle where people run,
The first one runs behind the last one
And the last one before the first one
Everything is cycling in the world.
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You are happy today.
You are pretty today.
You are proud today.
Do you know why?
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Unless you have hatred for the one,
You cannot pity for the other;
Unless you pity, you cannot love;
Unless you love, no sacrifice.
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Animals fight for food.
Men do for pleasure too.
Animals hunt for food.
Men do for sport too.
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A wife’s love for her husband is supreme,
Infidelity notwithstanding,
As no one can replace him equally
To take care of her and give her status.
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When you pity,
When you are true
And when you lend
You will feel that
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I set a scene for my heroine to stage her reappearance,
And insisted on doing it ere my short-while exit,
To that she, propelled by her modesty, feigned her reluctance,
That left me high and dry. I left with rage for missing the chance.
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