Domestic matters at abode Kailasam
Ever wonder how they fare?
Watch Vasuki dart at Ganesha’s mooshikam
While his lordship deep in prayer.

Now how dare he attack my dear friend,
And our Vinayakar’s vehicle, murine?
Why, I’ll rip that reptile apart end to end
Screamed the peacock of Murugan, divine.

O’ what be that hissing-screeching loud
That disrupts my ladyship’s sleep?
I shall humble and teach that peacock proud
Roared the lioness as she did leap.

If such fracas, chaos and affray
Prevails in the Siva-Shakthi abode; 
Why worry about our own disarray
As long as bhakti we don’t erode?

Rajeshwari Iyer lives in Brampton, Ontario and teaches Chemistry at the College/University level in Toronto. She is the mother of a special needs child and enjoys reading, music and travel. She has contributed poems to SAWF (South Asian Women's Forum), Magazines such as KALA, Marina, quarterly publications based in Toronto. She has also contributed to e-zines such as Poetry.com, Thinnai, and Tamilonline.