Eight-line Poems

Man and Tree

Man and Tree

Two-faced Janus speaks
of a world divided dark and light,
of futures bleak
and choices bright,
yet stands he in between you see,
his being in both sides is rooted,
his arguments have long been muted,
in balance he has learned to be.


Line count: 8
Rhymed ababcddc
For Express It In Eight, 05.23.22
Prompt: As per illustration.