Horror Haiku Club Prompt

July 3 - Dog Days

So called because the summer heat rises with Sirius (aka the Dog Star), the brightest star in the constellation Canis Majoris.

Photo by James Day on Unsplash

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Your prompt is DOG DAYS.

Sweat runs down your spine

Heat caresses peeling flesh

The sun, your killer

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The Dog Days are now a moniker for the hottest, most miserable, days of summer.