In response to RDP (Ragtag Daily Prompt) MERCURIAL

Mercurial is the grand Mississippi
as she winds her way south
toward the ocean and her resurrection.

Slow and steady until she swells to full
spilling her turbulent water onto fields overflowing with the crops of man.

Mercurial is the Wind when it twists
and churns into a whirling tornado,
leaving a breeze of fresh air behind.

Catching the scent of the Sea to carry
inland, stirring the longings of souls
locked onto the land.

Mercurial is the vast Sea around us,
one moment serene and comforting,
the next her turbulent waves destroy.

Listening to the Sea creates peace
within the listener, a wistfulness
as the awesome power speaks to us.

Mercurial are the four seasons,
each borrowing characteristics
from the other unexpectedly.

A bright sunny day in Summer
will quickly borrow from a blustery
March, sending nor’easters and rain.

Mercurial is life and all living things,
at once happy and sad, content and
violent, unloved and loved.