Valerie L. Egar | Whistle Oak Publishing

©Photo by Valerie L. Egar

Valerie L. Egar

Self-Portrait

Body

Less than two bucks

of mineral ash, absent a tail

to wag, whip, curl.

Heart

Clay trail through

hard woods. Plum colored

mushrooms tempt the unwary.

Soul

Red peony on a table

cluttered with books,

bills to pay, loose change.

Valerie L. Egar ~ The Sow’s Ear Poetry Review