The Harvester
There is a darkness coming
a little at first, just ahead of the rest
His breath is a slow yawn
it draws in a shade
a cold and a rustling
everything sleeping, drying
An idiot-ox striding
his March drawing blood from flower
herb from hand
The stampede lasts for months
He is the Harvester
hoof and horn
giggling and dribbling
with the sun on his back
and snow in his mouth
Luigi Coppola has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize twice, appeared in Worple Press’s The Tree Line anthology and has print and online publications, including in Acumen, Ink Sweat and Tears, Iota, Magma and The Rialto.