Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Man is an infinite choice maker.
He makes choices at every step
And moves away from or close
To something, and rises or falls.
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What happen to the flame in the candle
When it is put out, will happen to the soul
When the body is slain; in both, burning stops.
No question of escaping the soul at death.
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Fire will burn things; air will fill the space.
God will save you; hell will warn you.
Which are the truths and which, the faith?
Faith is not truth; get out of the myth.
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I had been concerned
About how to exist.
At the end I worry
About how I'll exit.
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One's influence overpowered
By an external influence
From an unexpected quarter,
One succumbs to it, which is fate.
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Lotus is blessed with a countenance.
Jasmine is blessed with a strong fragrance.
Fragrance in woman is sexiness,
A reflection of high level of hormones.
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Soul is like air or heat
And dissolves in life.
Body slain, soul is not slain.
Soul is a part of life,
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A woman at twenty is the cup full,
In forty the cup half full, not half empty
And in sixty a quarter full to men,
Who see in women only the remainder.
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A balloon encloses air
And stays enclosed by air.
Man enslaves woman
And lives enslaved in woman.
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Death is the end of life.
It cannot rob the worth of life.
Death is the end of faith.
It cannot kill the mirth of faith.
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