Guarded from sexual pleasure
My parents, uncles and aunts guarded me,
My brothers, sisters and cousins guarded me,
My husband and his members guarded me,
My colleagues and neigbours guarded me
And my children, nephews and nieces guarded me
Against my pleasure that men could give me.
23.12.2009.
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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The fate of misers
She had an attractive figure
With which she tempted men around.
I had wealth in enormity
With which I lured men of greed.
She guarded her assets from men
Through out her youthful career..
I guarded my money from men
Through out my active period.
Menopause robbed her beauty.
My death would plunder my savings.
Withholding rather than using
Was the pleasure to both of us.
Orphaned by men, she might regret.
Seen off by death, I couldn’t regret.
02.09.2010
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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To be pitiably old
Besides parents and grand parents,
Aunts and uncles were counted on.
Besides father and mother,
Nephews and nieces were counted on.
Besides brothers and sisters,
Sons and daughters were counted on.
Then their children were contemplated on.
I count days, with no more to be counted on.
20.10.2010
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Animal sanctuary is a myth
Stray dogs are saved; wild birds are saved.
Tigers are guarded; tuskers are guarded.
Bull fights and cock fights are stopped
Thanks to animal crusaders.
Who will save fowls, pigs, goats and
cattle?
14.11.2000,
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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I haven’t learnt.
I have understood of aunts and uncles.
I have understood of my cousins,
Nephews and nieces, brothers and sisters,
And my father and mother and at last
My son and daughter. Yet I haven’t learnt.
I love my grandsons and granddaughters.
6.11.2006
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Regrets stored
Uncle, aunt and granny,
All poured me love in plenty.
They were gone before I could repay.
There were a great many
Who lent their hands and money.
They were gone before I could repay.
Parents gave me love and blood
And guarded me from any crash.
They were done in benevolent neglect.
Cousins, nieces and nephews,
On whom I showered honey.
Had licked it and slipped away.
There were scattered peers,
Whom I pleased in all spheres.
Ere my asking, they vanished.
Daughter and son were the hopes,
Who too, as grown up, broke their rope
And had no time to repay.
I leave as much creditors
As I have had debtors in my life.
Kindly tally, my Creator.
21.10.97
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Edward's Corner
Entrancing!
Just a young adult;
But, show it to me and,
Let me see it.
Give me light,
Give me joy!
Give me hope,
Give me love;
And like those positive notes;
However, i was just thinking about you when,
You knocked at the door.
Daydreams! !
It is in the milk so, drink it;
And like a silent kingdom in the land of your muse,
But, give me hope and let me always be around you.
Beautiful flowers
Petals of love;
To grow up.
And like a caged bird being guarded by a cat! !
Chinook,
Chintzy,
Chinchilla,
Chink;
And like a fried fish being guarded by a cat! !
But, i'm at 'Edward's Corner' waiting for you.
poem by Edward Kofi Louis
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The Idea of Ancestry
Taped to the wall of my cell are 47 pictures: 47 black
faces: my father, mother, grandmothers (1 dead), grand-
fathers (both dead), brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts,
cousins (1st and 2nd), nieces, and nephews.They stare
across the space at me sprawling on my bunk.I know
their dark eyes, they know mine.I know their style,
they know mine.I am all of them, they are all of me;
they are farmers, I am a thief, I am me, they are thee.
I have at one time or another been in love with my mother,
1 grandmother, 2 sisters, 2 aunts (1 went to the asylum),
and 5 cousins.I am now in love with a 7-yr-old niece
(she sends me letters in large block print, and
her picture is the only one that smiles at me).
I have the same name as 1 grandfather, 3 cousins, 3 nephews,
and 1 uncle. The uncle disappeared when he was 15, just took
off and caught a freight (they say).He's discussed each year
when the family has a reunion, he causes uneasiness in
the clan, he is an empty space.My father's mother, who is 93
and who keeps the Family Bible with everbody's birth dates
(and death dates) in it, always mentions him.There is no
place in her Bible for "whereabouts unknown."
poem by Etheridge Knight
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Who a man’s children are
Women caged and men barred,
Woman’s chastity is guarded.
Man must find hers as his children
So that he can bequeath his wealth.
09.12.2009
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Starving though
The couple has married for five decades.
They’re happy they have guarded each other
And have remained faithful to each other,
Both not minding their sexual starvations.
17.08.2009
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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I'm guarded; I don't talk much.
quote by David Byrne
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Even Christ's coffin was not guarded for nothing.
Husband's wife
I got a beauty as my wife
To be an object of my pride.
I shielded her from men’s access
And guarded men from her reach.
None of these acts does she long for.
None of her desires did I care.
I’ve caged her for her safety
And she’s pledged her liberty.
28.07.2009
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Rock to Hold
Is my back you say you watch,
Still guarded by your protective eye?
Why do I suspect your whispers,
Bring me not cheers...
But a reason to cry?
Is there an unleashing of deceit,
You wish to keep discreet and secret?
Is there envy in your need...
To feed my suspicions,
With a feeling of intuition sent.
I want to suspend this,
As a misundestanding uncomprehended.
But you do not hide,
A harbored intention meant.
Cloaking hints of resentment.
Aiding my discomfort.
Which baits a bitterness I wish not have visit.
Is my back you say you watch,
Still guarded by your protective eye?
Why do I suspect your whispers,
Bring me not cheers...
But a reason to cry?
To leave me with an alibi,
To severe ties from you!
And you have been my rock,
To hold.
And sometimes boldly shoulder.
Has our relationship come to this?
A series of clues...
What we had has been set adrift.
With introductions of mistrust,
And deceit soon to come through once kissed lips.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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I think people are a little guarded about me. Oh, God! It's never just about the piece. Something else always washes over it.
quote by Julia Ormond
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Three need to be guarded: a patient, a groom, and a bride.
I think that, in comparison, New Yorkers and Northerners are so guarded.
quote by Genevieve Gorder
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He keeps watch over a good castle who has guarded his own constitution.
Weapons, women, and locks must be guarded at all times.
There are few prisoners more closely guarded than princes.
quote by Queen Christina of Sweden
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When it comes to accepting emotional support or affection, I'm a little guarded and hardened to that.
quote by Patricia Heaton
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