chandra thiagarajan Poems

Pongal is a festival of great living
Of New Harvest celebrating
And is the time for Thanks-giving.
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Fire is the fundamental of all elements
Fire is a classical element
Fire is an element quick to flare up
Fire from heaven denotes lightening
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The mountain is an example of solidity
The banyan tree is an example of tenacity
They aren’t affected by hurricane and rain.
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An aged, affectionate father
Nourished his indigent son
His whole family of four, rather
Pouring all his love in tons.
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In your own heart
See God
In every living being
See God
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Sky
Azure blue
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The austere conduct of Ascetics stand tall
When they abandon worldly desires all.

The loftiness of those who have curbed all desires
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With age, one in life's ladder escalates,
When the mind with age synchronizes.

He steps up and an exalted life portends,
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Earth
Life sustaining
Flora, Fauna, Humans,
She is the mother
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S-Smile and you gladden the other heart to smile
M-Meal to the heart is a smile
I-Impressive to your personality is a smile
L-Lighting up your life is a smile
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