Monday, June 26, 2023

The Harvest People

The flame-red moon, the harvest moon,
Rolls along the hills, gently bouncing,
A vast balloon,
Till it takes off, and sinks upward
To lie on the bottom of the sky, like a gold doubloon.
The harvest moon has come,
Booming softly through heaven, like a bassoon.
And the earth replies all night, like a deep drum.

So people can't sleep,
So they go out where elms and oak trees keep
A kneeling vigil, in a religious hush.
The harvest moon has come!

- Ted Hughes




2 comments:

Evil Vines Cemetery said...

That is a super creepy shot. In a yard, fun pumpkin-headed ghost people. In a corn field with the moon overhead, terrifying soul snatchers.

Rot said...

Definitely agree. Very cool composition.