The dancing swan on the lake
Splashing water fascinates me
Reflection showing equal and
Opposite reaction also attracts me
I see my own image as a butterfly,
Flitting around from flower to flower
Also as peacock with its open plumes
Prancing gloriously in rain shower
The laughter that’s manifest
With gay abandon in any act
Is infectious as everyone who’s
Touched by it is lit up in fact
A thing of beauty spreads cheer,
A positivity it brings
Joy reigns supreme in arts, when
One dances and one sings
~Sudha Dixit
Bangalore, India