Horror Haiku Club Prompt

September 15 - Poludnitsa

The Poludnitsa, from Slavic folklore, also known as the Noonday Witch, Noonwraith, or Lady Midday, appears in fields at noon and accosts workers with difficult questions. She is seen as a whirlwind, a beautiful woman, an old crone, or a young girl.

---

Your prompt is POLUDNITSA

Ask me no questions

Noonwraith, for the sun is high

You make my head ache

---

If you answer her questions wrong or prevaricate, she’ll behead you. But she is also said to be responsible for heatstroke, neck aches, and madness.