Melbourne 2000
Idol
God or goddess of the sleep of cats,
savouring deity that in the dark
mouth crushes ripe eye-berries,
grape-juice of seeing grown sweet,
everlasting light in the palate's crypt.
not a lullaby,- gong! gong!
What conjures other gods
let him go, this wily god,
to his power that collapses inwards.
Rilke
