Horror Haiku Club Prompt
June 4 - Kali
Kali is the Hindu goddess of time and death. She was born from the frown of the goddess Durga and her first act was slaying and eating a demon.
Your prompt is KALI.
Wild demon eater
The wheel of time runs ‘round you
In death, is rebirth
She is often depicted standing on the chest of her husband, Shiva, who laid down to pacify her during a battle where she’d gotten so out of control that she nearly destroyed the world.
So that the wheel may turn
my thuggi will come at night
to turn the garrote on your neck
A tree burst in fames
Water poured, the tree swallowed.
Stone king am appears, a white cobra.
Shiva fire did not destroy
Tree leaves are still intact.