Bharathiyaar- I think it would take anyone more than a life time to completely savour him. More than everyone, he has really sung for the "Significant other". In his "Kannamma en Kaadhali", he sings,

"Vaai urraikka varughuthillai vaazhi nindran maenmai ellam,
Thooya sudar vaan oliyae! soorai amudhae! Kannamma!"

and

"Maanudaiya Paerarasae! Vaazhvu Nilayae! Kannamma!"

In such a conservative society, to praise your wife( or Lover for that matter)as something like "Vaazhu Nilayae", he should have got loads of gutts and more than gutts, he should have got such a foresight and conviction to accord them their place in the world and scheme of things.But, it is unfortunate that the Kannamma of his dreams, remained just that- "Dreams"- she never had a chance to come in his real life. All his Kannamma poems indeed ended as dreams only. May be because he was so engrosed in his poems, he forgot the family and that burden came upon his wife...Chellammal..I salute that lady for not being his wife, but being the lady she is...She run the family(at that time, when ladies would not come out of house even) and would anyone with such a burden be anywhere romantic?
All said, the one poem I like the most and my all time favourites is...