Coal need not be proud.

I have no fancy for coal
But I have for her hair,
Which is like coal.
I have no fancy for pearl
But I have for her teeth,
Which are like pearls.
I am not crazy about deer
But I have for her shyness.
Which is like deer’s.
They need not be proud
For I like her for them.
21.12.2004

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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