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Terpsichorean
By Shobha Tharoor

Like a dancer,

I step nimbly 
from one world

to another.
Here the role of wife,

mother, grandmother,
that call for heavier,

stable, steps,
but sometimes,

swift leaps

and aerobic agility.
There, I bend,

to the graceful,

intricate movements

of a different,

creative, place.
I twirl, I swirl,

I dip, I bob.
Winding,

Spinning,

standing tall.
As women,

we are told

to hold up

half the sky.
But,

it is our firm footing,
that keeps us

in motion.

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Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan is an author of children’s books, poet, editor, and nationally celebrated voice-over talent. Her published woks include the award-winning Indi-Alphabet (Mango and Marigold), Prince with a Paintbrush: The Story of Raja Ravi Varma (Westland), It’s Time to Rhyme, (Aleph) and Parvati the Elephant’s Very Important Day (Harper Collins). Shobha was awarded the Rajat Kamal for the Best narration/Voice over at the 68th Film Awards for the film Rhapsody of Rains: Monsoons of Kerala

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