Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Women are appearance conscious.
Education and earnings make them free.
Employments bring them to men’s company.
They spend more time with them than with husbands.
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One craves more to be needed than gifted.
One craves more to be cared than loved.
On craves more to be remembered than praised.
Keeping these in mind, behave with your friends.
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God men preach for wages.
Psalm singers sing for wages.
Shrines keepers work for wages.
Worshipers give them wages
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A lion is more confident.
An ass is more tolerant.
A dog is more loyal.
A leopard can run faster.
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Pollution and stress are the words
Unheard of fifty years ago.
The growth of man’s comforts
And of population are the culprits.
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To start is an action.
To stop is too an action.

Pinch the child; it cries.
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I cannot afford to buy whisky.
I am settled with country liqueur.
Used to it, I lost taste for whisky.
The whisky offered was put aside.
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A true scientist is not for spirituality.
An honest man is not for loyalty.
A virtuous woman is not for glamour.
Else they aren’t for they are known for.
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The king is supreme
But only in his kingdom.
The God is supreme
Beyond the human kingdom also.
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Hesitate to seek helps.
Hasten to offer helps
Be grateful for the helps.
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