Moonbeams And Mood Rings

Her mood much like October skies

peaceful can change to bruteful force

Full moons and storm clouds fill her eyes

a mood ring trails a blood moons curse

Crossing her will, will cost a fee

starting a fire with looking glass

She'll steal a sailor from the sea

changing her mind, but never asks

Willows are tossed and tempers blow

she moves like dark clouds in gray skies

Billowing winds stir the fires glow

fanning the flame that never dies

Canopy fondescence on display

all the while, following her lead

Still she denies her senescence

all while the crimson foliage bleeds

Beware, she's prone to capricious weather

in fact, she wears it on her sleeve

For it's a thin veil that holds her together

dealing the death that she must grieve

A/N:

While traditionally spelled with an "r" (frondescence), the variant fondescence is recognized in dictionaries and educational resources as a beautiful, underused nature vocabulary word to describe seasonal transformation

Senescence, or biological aging, is the gradual deterioration of functional characteristics, vitality, and physiological integrity in living organisms over time

Capricious is an adjective that describes someone or something impulsive, unpredictable, and prone to sudden, unreasoning changes in mood, behavior, or decisions