The sickle is a short handled, sharpened hook that has been used in harvesting grain since the Epipaleothic Era (18,000 to 8000 BC).
Your prompt is SICKLE & SCYTHE
We brought down the moon
Gave it handle and whet stone
To conquer the sun
Scythes occur in the archaeological record from about 5000 BC onwards. With their longer handles, they make the work of reaping easier.
Each swing tells a tale
Life’s thread severed swift and clean
Reaping what was sown
The red and the black:
Wrist-flicked life communal, or
Death sweeps from your arm