Let's see... nature of nature... hmm... INSPIRATION STRIKE!  

lol. It got a bit off topic at the end  ;)

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Fall leaves change into vibrant hues

Syrup tapped from wooden taps

Coldness frosts the crystal grass dews

Branches bare and chilly ice snaps.

Spring air smelling clear and clean  

Flowers budding while rains refresh 

Foods are grown and sights are seen

The tiny bird within its nest.

Winter bleakness and grey skies

Fire defies ice as warmth and cool collide

Hot chocolate swirls while snowflakes fly

Snow banks hidden on all sides. 

Summer weather gives its heat,

And it shares its sunny beams,

as water cools and icecreams meet 

while sweet cream and cold are teamed.  

SINKHOLE 

Dirt dissolved into the mud

slowly, reveling 

in the oozy, lazy wetness,

which squelched around

tall blades of grass

their tough nuts

that smelled of earth

and moistness,

reminding me 

of tiny potatoes,

were too difficult to kill

so quickly 

by the flooding water

that sunk and sat 

in a brooding puddle

too shallow, even

for the ripples of mosquitoes 

that would have skirted around 

shallow edges 

where a lone set of footprints

pointed towards

an abandoned 

construction site;

low arches

and wooden frames

remained balefully hollow.

Ferdinando says "rter". Writer? That I am! 

Nature... is it okay if it's a poem I'd already written for school?

If so:

A velvet black cloak

Covered the sky

With silver moon and stars awry

And, dusted in fire ember smoke

No one but the old trees spoke.

A cool night breeze

Alighted, on the lake,

Made the stillness of the water quake

And lap at tumbled rocks with ease

And make the mountains groan and wheeze.

All this the weary traveller eyed

While wandering the world

Then slowly sat on the ground and curled

Up so she could hide

From a place she’d never loved

But was unfortunately tied

And would have to return to soon

Instead of staying by the tide.

In third place is...

Daisy! I really enjoyed the rhyming meter of your poem, as well as the feeling of all the seasons swirling into one endless loop.

In second place is...

Rose bud! Your poem was so mysterious and haunting, and the tall and spaced out style of it added to that feeling. I felt like it really delved into the meaning at the end, and my favorite line was "and wooden frames remained balefully hollow". There was a lot of beauty in that line. 

The winner is...

Shoshanna Lily/Sterling Eclipse!

Congratulations! You won! I love how your poem ended on a question, as if the narrator is imploring with the reader about their problems. Also, the alliteration in the line "wafts withered leaves along" was a favorite of mine, because I've always like alliteration and other cool grammar. Finally, how they compare themselves to the waterfall and end it asking that because they're neither as strong as stone or calm of mind, could they ever let go of their fears?

Honorable Mentions:

Anonymous- I liked the line 'dusted in fire ember smoke', and your poem had a vivid beauty to it as well. 

Cho Chang- Even though yours only had a few lines, it portrayed a lot of power and description in what there was.